Sen. William Delgado

Filed: 3/11/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1948

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1948, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is
6amended by adding Section 65 as follows:
 
7    (215 ILCS 106/65 new)
8    Sec. 65. Dental home initiative. The Department, in
9cooperation with the dental community and other affected
10organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and
11promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under
12this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an
13effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient
14and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive,
15coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered
16under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral

 

 

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1health care.
 
2    Section 10. The Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act is
3amended by adding Section 54 as follows:
 
4    (215 ILCS 170/54 new)
5    Sec. 54. Dental home initiative. The Department, in
6cooperation with the dental community and other affected
7organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and
8promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under
9this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an
10effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient
11and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive,
12coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered
13under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral
14health care.
 
15    Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
16adding Section 5-5.06 as follows:
 
17    (305 ILCS 5/5-5.06 new)
18    Sec. 5-5.06. Dental home initiative. The Department, in
19cooperation with the dental community and other affected
20organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and
21promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under
22this Article. Included in this dental home outreach should be

 

 

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1an effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient
2and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive,
3coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered
4under this Article have access to preventative and restorative
5oral health care.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".