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Committee amends SB2231 to add medically necessary dental services for Medicaid expansion; amendment and bill pass unanimously
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee amended SB2231 to require medically necessary dental services for Medicaid expansion members, directing claims be processed through the state Medicaid claims system; staff estimated about $3.5 million in annual cost with a 90/10 federal match.
The Senate Human Services Committee voted unanimously to amend Senate Bill 2231 to include coverage of medically necessary dental services for Medicaid expansion members and to require the Department of Health and Human Services to process those claims through the state—s dentistry claim system and Medicaid management information system.
The amendment, moved by Senator Hogan and seconded by Senator Weston, passed 6–0. Committee members then approved the amended bill to pass and to be re‑referred on a 6–0 vote.
DHHS staff said the change would carve dental services out of the managed…
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