Substitute House Bill No. 7122
Public Act No. 19-149
AN ACT CONCERNING MO BILE DENTAL CLINICS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For purposes of this
section, (1) "mobile dental clinic" means preventative or restorative
dental services offered by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist from a
van or through the use of portable equipment at various locations, and
(2) "fixed location" means the permanent office of an associated dentist
licensed pursuant to chapter 379 of the general statutes, who contracts
with a mobile dental clinic and (A) is enrolled as a Medicaid provider;
(B) maintains the diagnostic imaging, tests and charts of patients
treated by the mobile dental clinic; (C) accepts and treats patients from
the mobile dental clinic; and (D) provides a continuum of dental care.
(b) A mobile dental clinic may submit claims for Medicaid
reimbursement to the Department of Social Services for dental
treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries that occurred not more than thirty
miles from the associated dentist's fixed location, except that a mobile
dental clinic located in the counties of New London, Litchfield and
Windham may submit claims for Medicaid reimbursement to the
Department of Social Services for dental treatment of Medicaid
beneficiaries that occurred not more than fifty miles from the dentist's
fixed location. Substitute House Bill No. 7122
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(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to
implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may adopt
policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section
while in the process of adopting regulations, provided such policies
and procedures are published on the eRegulations System before such
policies and procedures are implemented.