US Congress Senate Bill 570 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015 Removes restrictions on the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide dental care to veterans (thereby requiring dental care on the same basis as other VA-provided medical care and services). Authorizes the VA, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, and Indian Health Service to carry out demonstration programs to train and employ alternative dental health care providers in order to increase access to dental services. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the expansion of dental service coverage pursuant to this Act. Directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the implementation and utilization of expanded dental service coverage under this Act and the demonstration programs authorized by this Act.

Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1055 (Same As) 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/570/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s570/BILLS-114s570is.pdf