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SJ 50 Dental disease, untreated; Joint Commission on Health Care to study fiscal impact to State.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Study; untreated dental disease; report.  Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the fiscal impact to the Commonwealth of Virginia that results from untreated dental disease. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Health Care shall estimate (i) the payments made by Virginia’s Medicaid program to hospital emergency departments for dental-related diagnoses, (ii) the amount of uncompensated care provided by hospital emergency departments for dental-related diagnoses, and (iii) the number of dental patients treated and the overall value of the dental-related services provided by Virginia’s safety net providers, including but not limited to Free Clinics, Community Health Centers, and local health departments.  The Commission must submit its report to the 2014 Session of the General Assembly.


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