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This Act may be cited as the . Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Medicare and Medicaid Subtitle A—Medicare Sec. 101. Coverage of dental services under the Medicare program. Subtitle B—Medicaid Sec. 111. Coverage of dental services under the Medicaid program. TITLE II—Public health programs Subtitle A—National Health Service Corps Sec. 201. National Health Service Corps. Sec. 202.
Community based dental residencies. Sec. 203. Community-based training of dental students. Subtitle B—Oral health education Sec. 211. Authorization of appropriations for oral health education for medical providers. Sec. 212. Oral health education for other non-health professionals. Sec. 213. Dental education. Sec. 214. Oral health professional student loans. Subtitle C—Other oral health programs Sec. 221. Access points. Sec. 222. Dental clinics in schools. Sec. 223. Emergency department care coordination.
Sec. 224. Research funding. Sec. 225. Mobile and portable dental services. Subtitle D—Oral health services as an essential health benefit Sec. 231. Oral health services as an essential health benefit. TITLE III—Department of Veterans Affairs Matters Sec. 301. Requirement that Secretary of Veterans Affairs furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service. Sec. 302. Demonstration program on training and employment of alternative dental health care providers for dental health care services for veterans in rural and other underserved communities.
Sec. 303. Program of education to promote dental health in veterans. Sec. 304. Student loan repayment program to incentivize dental training and ensure the dental workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 305. Educational and training partnerships for dentists, dental hygienists, and oral surgeons. TITLE IV—Federal Bureau of Prisons Sec. 401. Demonstration program on training and employment of alternative dental health care providers for dental health care services for prisoners within the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.
TITLE V—Indian Health Service Sec. 501. Demonstration program on training and employment of alternative dental health care providers for dental health care services under the Indian Health Service. TITLE VI—Reports to Congress Sec. 601. Reports on enrollment in coverage for oral health services.