3.0.0 3064 2022-02-03T05:22:50Z 2022-02-03T05:22:50Z Senate S S 2008-05-22 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-22T20:33:12Z 2008-05-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-05-22 True Health Access to health care Child health Dental care Department of Health and Human Services Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Medicaid Medically uninsured Preventive medicine Social Welfare Health 00 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-21T19:36:42Z Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Oral Health Working Group to: (1) review the effectiveness of, and recommend improvements to, existing federal oral health programs; and (2) develop programs to improve the oral health of, and prevent dental disease in, children, Medicaid-eligible adults, medically-compromised adults, and other vulnerable populations at the highest risk of dental disease.

Sets forth duties for the Group, including to: (1) review existing oral health programs and policies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) identify opportunities for new programs; and (3) make recommendations for improvements to the financing of oral health care.

Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory panel to provide advise and recommendations to the Group.

]]> Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008 Display Title Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3064is/xml/BILLS-110s3064is.xml 2008-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.