SB 5079 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Authorizes dental health aide therapist services under certain conditions.

Provides that dental health aide therapist services are eligible for medicaid funding in order to promote increased dental care access for persons served in settings operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations.

Requires the state health care authority to coordinate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to provide that dental health aide therapist services are eligible for federal funding of up to one hundred percent.