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Ch. 528
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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CHAPTER 528
(House Bill 30)
AN ACT concerning
Oral Health Safety Net Program
FOR the purpose of establishing the Oral Health Safety Net Program in the Office of
Oral Health in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the
purpose of the Program; requiring the Office to solicit certain proposals; and
requiring the Office to award certain grants and oversee the operation of the
Program, subject to the limitations of the State budget; requiring the Office to
oversee the operation of the Program; requiring the Office to conduct a certain
annual evaluation of the Program; requiring the Office to contract with a
certain individual, subject to the limitations of the State budget; requiring the
Office to provide certain education courses, subject to the limitations of the
State budget; requiring the Office to submit a certain report to the Governor
and to the General Assembly on or before a certain date each year; declaring the
intent of the General Assembly; requiring the Department to conduct a certain
survey; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to submit a
certain report to the General Assembly on a certain date: defining a certain
term; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to oral
health for underserved populations in the State.
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 13-2501 through 13-2506, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle
"Subtitle 25. Oral Health Safety Net Program"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
Preamble
WHEREAS, While almost 44% of HealthChoice recipients make at least one
dental visit each year, only 14% of HealthChoice recipients receive restorative dental
care; and
WHEREAS, Restorative treatment services should be increased to better
accommodate the needs of the HealthChoice population and other underserved
populations; now, therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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