SF 2136

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/04/2014 08:57am

A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016 grant program;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 145.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [145.929] SMILE HEALTHY MINNESOTA 2016 GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Program requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall
establish the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016 grant program to provide access to dental care
for at-risk children, adolescents, adults, and seniors in underserved areas of Minnesota.
The grant is available to nonprofit agencies that provide mobile dental care with less than
20 employees. To be eligible for a grant, a provider agency must:
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new text begin (1) encourage early screening and preventative care by providing dental exams for
children one year of age;
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new text begin (2) provide mobile dental center to urban and rural at-risk areas to provide dental
services to at-risk children, adolescents, adults, and seniors in underserved urban and
rural areas;
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new text begin (3) provide preventative dental care including fluoride monitoring, screenings, and
minor dental treatment; and general dental care, education, and information.
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new text begin (b) Grantees must report their dental health outcomes to the commissioner by
December 31, 2018.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires December 31, 2018.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; SMILE HEALTHY MINNESOTA 2016.
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new text begin $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health in
fiscal year 2015 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 for the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016
grant program in section 1. The appropriations in this section are available until expended.
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