SF 866

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 08/26/2015 04:00pm

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 [145.9299] SMILE HEALTHY MINNESOTA 2016 GRANT
PROGRAM.
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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 rural areas of Minnesota. The grant is available to nonprofit organizations that
provide mobile dental care through the use of portable dental equipment. To be eligible
for a grant, a nonprofit organization 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 dental services to at-risk children, adolescents, adults, and seniors in
a health professional shortage area as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title
42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42, section 254E, that is located outside the
seven-county metropolitan area;
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new text begin (3) provide preventative dental care, including fluoride treatments, oral screenings,
and minor dental procedures, as well as education and information on general dental
care; and
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new text begin (4) develop a sustainable plan.
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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 (c) A grantee is prohibited from billing for preventive screenings provided as part of
this grant program until the comprehensive oral health services are completed.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; SMILE HEALTHY MINNESOTA 2016.
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new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of health for the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016
grant program in Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9299.
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