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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 670

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Relating to: dentists' services for pregnant persons under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

Dentistry Health services department of — Health Maternal and infant care Medical assistance Medical education

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to ensure that a Medical

Assistance recipient who is pregnant has the opportunity to see a dentist within 60

days of being referred for dentists' services under the Medical Assistance program.

The Medical Assistance program is a joint state and federal program that provides

health services to individuals who have limited financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Wirch (D)

26 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , B. Meyers (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hong (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Johnson, Agard, Roys, Bewley, Erpenbach, Larson, Pfaff, Smith, Wirch and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Cabrera, Hong, Baldeh, Anderson, Andraca, Bowen, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, B. Meyers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  2. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Jan 13, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1