CS/HB 657: Dental Care
GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Cummings ; Williams ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bileca ; Bracy ; Burgess ; Cortes, B. ; Costello ; DuBose ; Fullwood ; Gaetz ; Geller ; Latvala ; Mayfield ; Moraitis ; Moskowitz ; Pafford ; Perry ; Peters ; Plakon ; Rodriguez, J. ; Rogers ; Slosberg ; Steube ; Tobia
Dental Care; Establishes joint local & state dental care access account initiative, subject to availability of funding; requires DOH to implement EBT system; authorizes DOH to transfer state funds remaining in closed account at specified time & return unspent funds from local sources; requires DEO to rank shortage & medically underserved areas; requires department to develop loan program in cooperation with certain dental colleges & Florida Dental Association; specifies content of a required report; provides rulemaking authority.
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Appropriations Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/18/2015 | House |
• Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 55 |
| 3/3/2015 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 54 |
| 3/12/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/16/15, 4:00 pm, 306 HOB |
| 3/16/2015 | House |
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 264 |
| 3/18/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 261 |
| 3/19/2015 | House |
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 274 |
| 4/28/2015 | House |
• Died in Appropriations Committee |
