Sec. 354. Information on dental services for inclusion in electronic medical records under dental insurance pilot program
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Commencing not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall expand the dental insurance pilot program established by section 17.169 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish a mechanism by which private sector dental care providers shall forward to the Department of Veterans Affairs information on dental care furnished to individuals under the pilot program for inclusion in the electronic medical records of the Department with respect to such individuals.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to revise eligibility for participation in, or the locations of, the pilot program referred to in subsection (a). The Secretary may continue the pilot program for two years in addition to the duration otherwise provided for the pilot program in section 17.169 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, if the Secretary determines that the continuation is needed to assess the mechanism required by subsection (a). The participation in the mechanism required by subsection
(a)of an individual otherwise participating in the pilot program shall be at the election of the individual. Each report to Congress on the pilot program after the date of the date of the commencement of the mechanism required by subsection
(a)shall include information on the mechanism, including a current assessment of the feasability and advisability of using the mechanism to include information on dental care furnished individuals in the electronic medical records of the Department with respect to such individuals. This section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.