Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB393 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0393
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 393
11	8		F2 4lr1879
12	9		CF SB 334
13	10		By: Delegate Bagnall
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2024
15	12		Assigned to: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 7, 2024
19	13
20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
21	15
22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Higher Education – Maryland Dent–Care Program – Eligibility 2
25	19
26	20		FOR the purpose of expanding eligibility for the Maryland Dent–Care Program to include 3
27	21		part–time dentists and dental hygienists who are practicing under a general or 4
28	22		limited license; authorizing the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the 5
29	23		Maryland Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with the Maryland 6
30	24		Department of Health, to establish prorated loan repayment assistance for part–time 7
31	25		dentists and dental hygienists; and generally relating to eligibility for the Maryland 8
32	26		Dent–Care Program. 9
33	27
34	28		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
35	29		Article – Education 11
36	30		Section 18–2404 and 18–2406 12
37	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 13
38	32		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
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40	34		BY adding to 15
41	35		Article – Education 16
42	36		Section 18–2405(c)(3) 17
43	37		Annotated Code of Maryland 18
44	38		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
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46	40		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
47	41		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 393
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	43	+	Article – Education 22
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51		-	~~Article – Education 1~~
	45	+	18–2404. 23
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53		-	18–2404. 2
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55		-	Each applicant for a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle 3
56		-	shall: 4
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58		-	(1) Be licensed to practice in Maryland by the State Board of Dental 5
59		-	Examiners UNDER A: 6
60		-
61		-	(I) GENERAL LICENSE ; OR 7
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63		-	(II) LIMITED LICENSE ; 8
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65		-	(2) Demonstrate financial need; 9
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67		-	(3) Be employed full time OR PART TIME as a dentist or dental hygienist; 10
68		-
69		-	(4) Agree that at least 30% of the patients treated by the dentist or in the 11
70		-	practice in which the dental hygienist works each year for a 3–year period in a private 12
71		-	practice or clinical setting will be Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; and 13
72		-
73		-	(5) Meet any other criteria established by the Office. 14
74		-
75		-	18–2405. 15
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77		-	(c) (3) THE OFFICE, IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE MARYLAND 16
78		-	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MAY ESTABLISH PRORAT ED LOAN REPAYMENT 17
79		-	ASSISTANCE FOR A PAR T–TIME DENTIST OR PART –TIME DENTAL HYGIENIS T 18
80		-	PARTICIPATIN G IN THE PROGRAM. 19
81		-
82		-	18–2406. 20
83		-
84		-	Each recipient of a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle may 21
85		-	hold the grant for up to 3 years if the recipient: 22
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87		-	(1) Continues to be employed full time OR PART TIME as a dentist or 23
88		-	dental hygienist; and 24
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90		-	(2) Continues to treat Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients as 25
91		-	at least 30% of all patients treated: 26
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93		-	(i) By the dentist in a private practice or clinical setting authorized 27
94		-	under the Program; or 28
95		-	HOUSE BILL 393 3
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98		-	(ii) In the private practice or clinical setting in which the dental 1
99		-	hygienist works. 2
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101		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 3
102		-	1, 2024. 4
	47	+	Each applicant for a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle 24
	48	+	shall: 25 2 HOUSE BILL 393
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106		-	Approved:
107		-	________________________________________________________________________________
108		-	Governor.
109		-	________________________________________________________________________________
110		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
111		-	________________________________________________________________________________
112		-	President of the Senate.
	52	+	(1) Be licensed to practice in Maryland by the State Board of Dental 1
	53	+	Examiners UNDER A: 2
	54	+
	55	+	(I) GENERAL LICEN SE; OR 3
	56	+
	57	+	(II) LIMITED LICENSE ; 4
	58	+
	59	+	(2) Demonstrate financial need; 5
	60	+
	61	+	(3) Be employed full time OR PART TIME as a dentist or dental hygienist; 6
	62	+
	63	+	(4) Agree that at least 30% of the patients treated by the dentist or in the 7
	64	+	practice in which the dental hygienist works each year for a 3–year period in a private 8
	65	+	practice or clinical setting will be Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; and 9
	66	+
	67	+	(5) Meet any other criteria established by the Office. 10
	68	+
	69	+	18–2405. 11
	70	+
	71	+	(c) (3) THE OFFICE, IN COLLABORATION W ITH THE MARYLAND 12
	72	+	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MAY ESTABLISH PRORAT ED LOAN REPAYMENT 13
	73	+	ASSISTANCE FOR A PAR T–TIME DENTIST OR PART –TIME DENTAL HYGIENIS T 14
	74	+	PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. 15
	75	+
	76	+	18–2406. 16
	77	+
	78	+	Each recipient of a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle may 17
	79	+	hold the grant for up to 3 years if the recipient: 18
	80	+
	81	+	(1) Continues to be employed full time OR PART TIME as a dentist or 19
	82	+	dental hygienist; and 20
	83	+
	84	+	(2) Continues to treat Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients as 21
	85	+	at least 30% of all patients treated: 22
	86	+
	87	+	(i) By the dentist in a private practice or clinical setting authorized 23
	88	+	under the Program; or 24
	89	+
	90	+	(ii) In the private practice or clinical setting in which the dental 25
	91	+	hygienist works. 26
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	93	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act s hall take effect July 27
	94	+	1, 2024. 28