SB 6549-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Requires the state health care authority to: (1) Expand the access to baby and child dentistry program to include children with disabilities as eligible clients; and

(2) Pay enhanced fees for program services to dentists certified to provide the services to those children.

Requires children with disabilities, once enrolled in the program, to: (1) Be covered until their thirteenth birthday; and

(2) Receive all services and benefits received by program clients.

Requires a dentist or dental hygienist to: (1) Be licensed under Title 18 RCW regarding businesses and professions; and

(2) Complete a course on treating children with disabilities as defined by the state health care authority in rule.