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SB 600

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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Dental Services - Coverage and Rate Study

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 903 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the feasibility of including removable full and partial dentures and setting adequate reimbursement rates for providers on a per-patient basis for house calls and extended care facility calls among the coverage offered by the Maryland Healthy Smiles Dental Program; and requiring the Department to report its findings from the study to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee by December 1, 2024.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 8Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVDoring, CharlesMaryland State Dental AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDoherty, DanielMaryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake