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HR 1792 117th Congress House

Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

Official title: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and to re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and to require wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children under such program.

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Child healthDental careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessPoverty and welfare assistance
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Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

This bill modifies dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill prohibits lifetime or annual limits on CHIP dental coverage. It also requires states to offer dental-only supplemental coverage under CHIP to children who have other health insurance but are otherwise eligible for CHIP (i.e., wraparound coverage); such coverage is currently at the option of the state.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 11, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 11, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Mar 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1792: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1792/
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"H.R. 1792: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1792/.
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H.R. 1792, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1792/.
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