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4		-	Substitute House Bill No. 7122
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6		-	Public Act No. 19-149
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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING MO BILE DENTAL CLINICS.
10	15		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
11	16		Assembly convened:
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13		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For purposes of this
14		-	section, (1) "mobile dental clinic" means preventative or restorative
15		-	dental services offered by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist from a
16		-	van or through the use of portable equipment at various locations, and
17		-	(2) "fixed location" means the permanent office of an associated dentist
18		-	licensed pursuant to chapter 379 of the general statutes, who contracts
19		-	with a mobile dental clinic and (A) is enrolled as a Medicaid provider;
20		-	(B) maintains the diagnostic imaging, tests and charts of patients
21		-	treated by the mobile dental clinic; (C) accepts and treats patients from
22		-	the mobile dental clinic; and (D) provides a continuum of dental care.
23		-	(b) A mobile dental clinic may submit claims for Medicaid
24		-	reimbursement to the Department of Social Services for dental
25		-	treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries that occurred not more than thirty
26		-	miles from the associated dentist's fixed location, except that a mobile
27		-	dental clinic located in the counties of New London, Litchfield and
28		-	Windham may submit claims for Medicaid reimbursement to the
29		-	Department of Social Services for dental treatment of Medicaid
30		-	beneficiaries that occurred not more than fifty miles from the dentist's
31		-	fixed location. Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 7122
	18	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For purposes of this 1
	19	+	section, (1) "mobile dental clinic" means preventative or restorative 2
	20	+	dental services offered by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist from a 3
	21	+	van or through the use of portable equipment at various locations, and 4
	22	+	(2) "fixed location" means the permanent office of an associated dentist 5
	23	+	licensed pursuant to chapter 379 of the general statutes, who contracts 6
	24	+	with a mobile dental clinic and (A) is enrolled as a Medicaid provider; 7
	25	+	(B) maintains the diagnostic imaging, tests and charts of patients 8
	26	+	treated by the mobile dental clinic; (C) accepts and treats patients from 9
	27	+	the mobile dental clinic; and (D) provides a continuum of dental care. 10
	28	+	(b) A mobile dental clinic may submit claims for Medicaid 11
	29	+	reimbursement to the Department of Social Services for dental 12
	30	+	treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries that occurred not more than thirty 13
	31	+	miles from the associated dentist's fixed location, except that a mobile 14
	32	+	dental clinic located in the counties of New London, Litchfield and 15
	33	+	Windham may submit claims for Medicaid reimbursement to the 16
	34	+	Department of Social Services for dental treatment of Medicaid 17
	35	+	beneficiaries that occurred not more than fifty miles from the dentist's 18
	36	+	fixed location. 19 Substitute Bill No. 7122
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35		-	(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in
36		-	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to
37		-	implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may adopt
38		-	policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section
39		-	while in the process of adopting regulations, provided such policies
40		-	and procedures are published on the eRegulations System before such
41		-	policies and procedures are implemented.
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	43	+	(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in 20
	44	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to 21
	45	+	implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may adopt 22
	46	+	policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section 23
	47	+	while in the process of adopting regulations, provided such policies 24
	48	+	and procedures are published on the eRegulations System before such 25
	49	+	policies and procedures are implemented. 26
	50	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	51	+	sections:
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	53	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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	56	+	HS Joint Favorable Subst.
	57	+	APP Joint Favorable
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