3.0.0 2740 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z Senate S S 2004-07-22 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-22T21:43:46Z 2004-07-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8721-8723) IntroReferral 2004-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8720-8721) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2004-07-22 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-09-07 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-09-21 False Health Access to health care Accreditation (Medical care) Child health Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Curricula Demography Dental care Dentists Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to health facilities Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Higher education Housing and Community Development Indian medical care Labor and Employment Leases Maintenance and repair Medicaid Medical education Medical fees Medical residents Medical supplies Medically uninsured Minorities Paramedical personnel Poor children Public health personnel Recruiting of employees Rural health Salaries Scholarships Social Welfare Student loan funds Health 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-27T18:04:06Z Dental Health Provider Shortage Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to: (1) health centers to increase the number of dental providers and to increase dental health care capabilities by constructing or renovating building space; and (2) eligible individuals in dental health professional shortage areas to increase dental health care capabilities by constructing or renovating building space in exchange for an agreement to practice for five years in such an area and to provide care for certain patients receiving assistance or unable to pay.

Allows the Secretary to award grants to health centers to establish accredited dental residency training programs.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to: (1) simplify and automate the procedures applicable to Medicaid providers to encourage providers to participate in the dental component of the program; and (2) develop, disseminate, and assist with the implementation of a model contract for States to use to enroll dentists as Medicaid providers.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to carry out a program to repay any outstanding student loans of full-time faculty members of a school of dentistry or an accredited dental education program.

Allows the Director of the Indian Health Service to authorize a retention bonus for an eligible dental officer of the Indian Health Service.

Sets forth provisions regarding dentists and dental hygienists in the National Health Service Corps.

]]> Dental Health Provider Shortage Act Display Title Dental Health Provider Shortage Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve dental services in underserved areas by amending the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Dental Health Provider Shortage Act Introduced in Senate 2004-07-22T04:00:00Z 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8721-8723) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.