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| Public Act 097-0283 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 65 as follows: | ||||
(215 ILCS 106/65 new) | ||||
Sec. 65. Dental home initiative. The Department, in | ||||
cooperation with the dental community and other affected | ||||
organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and | ||||
promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under | ||||
this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an | ||||
effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient | ||||
and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, | ||||
coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered | ||||
under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral | ||||
health care. | ||||
Section 10. The Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 54 as follows: | ||||
(215 ILCS 170/54 new) | ||||
Sec. 54. Dental home initiative. The Department, in | ||||
cooperation with the dental community and other affected | ||||
organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and | ||
promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under | ||
this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an | ||
effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient | ||
and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, | ||
coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered | ||
under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral | ||
health care. | ||
Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||
adding Section 5-5.06 as follows: | ||
(305 ILCS 5/5-5.06 new) | ||
Sec. 5-5.06. Dental home initiative. The Department, in | ||
cooperation with the dental community and other affected | ||
organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and | ||
promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under | ||
this Article. Included in this dental home outreach should be | ||
an effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient | ||
and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, | ||
coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered | ||
under this Article have access to preventative and restorative | ||
oral health care. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||