Report Title:

Adult Dental Health Services

Description:

Makes an appropriation for dental health services for adult Medicaid recipients.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

916

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ADULT DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the State's medical assistance program for disabled and elderly adults does not include basic dental health services. The legislature further finds that poor dental hygiene is related to many medical ailments, including digestive problems, heart disease, mouth and throat infections, and other chronic health problems.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to provide basic dental health services for Medicaid recipients to prevent expensive and chronic health problems related to poor dental hygiene.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $19,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003-2004, for basic dental health services for adult Medicaid clients.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

INTRODUCED BY:

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