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HF 4194

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/28/2018 01:50pm

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to health care; developing pilot programs to increase early preventive
dental disease intervention and care for infants, toddlers, and school-aged children;
requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [144.0615] STATEWIDE SCHOOL-BASED DENTAL SEALANT GRANT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall develop SEAL Minnesota, a statewide coordinated
dental sealant program to improve the oral health of Minnesota children through school-based
dental sealant programs. The program shall focus on developing the data tools necessary
to identify the public schools in the state with students in the second and sixth grades who
are in the greatest need of preventive dental care, based on the percentage of students who
are low-income, are either enrolled in a public health care program or uninsured, and have
no access to a school-based sealant program. In creating this program, the commissioner
shall develop an implementation plan that identifies statewide needs, establishes outcome
measures, and provides an evaluation process based on the outcome measures established,
as outlined in the SEAL Minnesota school-based dental sealant program manual.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall award grants to community health boards, community clinics,
public health organizations, dental education institutions, dental clinics, and eligible oral
health professionals to provide school-based sealant programs. The grants shall be available
to expand existing school-based sealant programs or to create new programs in schools that
have been identified as underserved, high-risk schools.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin EARLY DENTAL DISEASE PREVENTION PILOT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall develop and implement a pilot program to increase
awareness and encourage early preventive dental disease intervention for infants and toddlers.
The commissioner shall award grants to five designated communities of color or recent
immigrants to participate in the pilot program, with at least two designated communities
located in a nonmetropolitan dental health professional shortage area.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner, in consultation with members of the designated communities,
shall distribute or cause to be distributed the educational materials and information developed
under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.061, to expectant and new parents within the
designated communities. The materials and information may be made available at locations
that include but are not limited to health care providers, community clinics, WIC sites, and
other relevant sites within the designated communities and may be distributed through a
variety of communicative means, including oral, visual, audio, and print.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall work with members of each designated community to ensure
that the educational materials and information are distributed. The commissioner shall assist
the designated community with developing strategies, including outreach through ethnic
radio, webcasts, and local cable programs, and incentives geared toward the ethnic group
residing in the designated community to encourage and provide early preventive dental
disease intervention and care for infants and toddlers.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall develop measurable outcomes, establish a baseline
measurement, and evaluate performance within each designated community in order to
measure whether the educational materials, information, strategies, and incentives increased
the numbers of infants and toddlers receiving early preventive dental disease intervention
and care.
new text end

new text begin (e) By March 15, 2020, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care. The
report shall describe:
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new text begin (1) the details of the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) the communities designated for the program;
new text end

new text begin (3) the strategies, including any incentives implemented;
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new text begin (4) the outcome measures used; and
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new text begin (5) the results of the evaluation for each designated community.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin REPORT.
new text end

new text begin By March 15, 2019, the commissioner of health shall submit a report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care,
describing the implementation plan of the statewide school-based dental sealant program
established under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0615. The report must provide information
on the data tools developed, the outcome measures, the number of grants awarded, the
location of the schools participating in the grants, and the results of the evaluation of the
program in improving access to sealants for school-aged children in second and sixth grades.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin (a) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health to implement the statewide school-based sealant grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 144.0615.
new text end

new text begin (b) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health to implement the pilot program to increase awareness and encourage early
preventive dental disease intervention and care for infants and toddlers.
new text end