‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal years 2013 through 2016.’’. 
SEC. 223. EMERGENCY ROOM CARE COORDINATION. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.), as amended by section 213(b), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 320C. EMERGENCY ROOM CARE COORDINATION WITH 
RESPECT TO DENTAL CARE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall establish a grant program to enable 
individuals to receive dental care at a facility operated by 
a grant recipient rather than at a hospital emergency 
room. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a hospital in partnership with a Federally 
qualified health center; 
‘‘(2) a Federally qualified health center; 
‘‘(3) a private dental practice; or 
‘‘(4) any other interested public or private sec-
tor health care provider or organization that the 
Secretary determines has the capacity to serve a 
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high number of individuals who lack access to oral 
health services. 
‘‘(c) ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR ER PHYSI-
CIANS.—The Secretary shall allocate a portion of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (e) toward med-
ical education for emergency room physicians to be trained 
in oral health. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2016, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the best 
practices determined by the program established under 
this section to address oral health needs of individuals who 
go to emergency rooms in need of oral health care. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2013 through 2016.’’. 
SEC. 224. RESEARCH FUNDING. 
For fiscal years 2013 through 2016, there is author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to each of— 
(1) the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, for the purpose of conducting research on— 
(A) the prevention of oral health disease; 
and 
(B) oral health disease management; 
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(2) the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, for the purpose of conducting— 
(A) research with respect to oral health 
services and the delivery of oral health services; 
and 
(B) an evaluation of oral health service de-
livery to underserved and vulnerable popu-
lations; 
(3) the National Institute of Dental and 
Craniofacial Research for the purpose of conducting 
research on oral health disease management includ-
ing pharmaceutical-behavioral intervention; and 
(4) the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for 
the purpose of conducting research on maternal and 
child oral health issues. 
SEC. 225. MOBILE AND PORTABLE DENTAL SERVICES. 
Subpart X of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256f et seq.), as amended by sec-
tion 221, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 340G–3. MOBILE AND PORTABLE DENTAL SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to rural health clinics, as defined in section 
1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(aa)(2)), to provide mobile and portable, comprehen-
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sive dental services (including dental services provided by 
licensed providers through telehealth-enabled collaboration 
and supervision) and outreach for dental services at loca-
tions such as senior centers, nursing homes, assisted living 
facilities, schools, licensed day care centers that serve chil-
dren who receive benefits under the State Children’s 
Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) or the Medicaid 
program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and facilities that provide services 
under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for 
Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) or the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
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TITLE 
III—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Department of 
Veterans Affairs Matters 
SEC. 301. REQUIRING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TO FURNISH DENTAL CARE IN SAME MANNER 
AS ANY OTHER MEDICAL SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1701(6), by striking ‘‘as de-
scribed in sections 1710 and 1712 of this title’’; 
(2) in section 1710(c), by striking the second 
sentence; 
(3) in section 1712— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(c) 
through (e) as subsections (a) through (c), re-
spectively; and 
(4) by striking section 2062. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended— 
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(1) in section 1525(a), by striking ‘‘medicines 
under section 1712(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘medicines 
under section 1712(b)’’; and 
(2) in section 1703(a)(7), by striking ‘‘, for a 
veteran described in section 1712(a)(1)(F) of this 
title’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such title is further 
amended— 
(1) in section 1712, in the heading for such sec-
tion, by striking ‘‘Dental care; drugs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Drugs’’; 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17, by striking the item relating to section 
1712 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1712. Drugs and medicines for certain disabled veterans; vaccines.’’; 
and 
(3) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 20, by striking the item relating to section 
2062. 
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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 COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a demonstra-
tion program to establish programs to train and employ 
alternative dental health care providers in order to in-
crease access to dental health care services for veterans 
entitled to such services who reside in rural and other un-
derserved communities. 
(b) TELEHEALTH.—For purposes of alternative den-
tal health care providers and any other dental care pro-
viders who are licensed to provide clinical care, dental 
services provided under the demonstration program under 
this section may be administered by such providers 
through telehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision 
when deemed appropriate and feasible. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘alternative 
dental health care providers’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 340G–1(a)(2) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 256g–1(a)(2)). 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the demonstration program under this 
section. 
Subtitle B—Department of Defense 
Matters 
SEC. 311. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAINING AND 
EMPLOYMENT 
OF 
ALTERNATIVE 
DENTAL 
HEALTH 
CARE 
PROVIDERS 
FOR 
DENTAL 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
DEPENDENTS 
LACKING READY ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Defense may carry out a demonstration pro-
gram to establish programs to train and employ alter-
native dental health care providers in order to increase ac-
cess to dental health care services for members of the 
Armed Forces and their dependents who lack ready access 
to such services, including the following: 
(1) Members and dependents who reside in 
rural areas or areas otherwise underserved by dental 
health care providers. 
(2) Members of the National Guard and Re-
serves 
in 
active 
status 
who 
are 
potentially 
deployable. 
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(b) TELEHEALTH.—For purposes of alternative den-
tal health care providers and any other dental care pro-
viders who are licensed to provide clinical care, dental 
services provided under the demonstration program under 
this section may be administered by such providers 
through telehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision 
when deemed appropriate and feasible. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘alternative 
dental health care providers’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 340G–1(a)(2) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 256g–1(a)(2)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the demonstration program under this 
section. 
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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. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 
Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bu-
reau of Prisons, may carry out a demonstration program 
to establish programs to train and employ alternative den-
tal health care providers in order to increase access to den-
tal health services for prisoners within the custody of the 
Bureau of Prisons. 
(b) TELEHEALTH.—For purposes of alternative den-
tal health care providers and any other dental care pro-
viders who are licensed to provide clinical care, dental 
services provided under the demonstration program under 
this section may be administered by such providers 
through telehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision 
when deemed appropriate and feasible. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘alternative 
dental health care providers’’ has the meaning given that 
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term in section 340G–1(a)(2) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 256g–1(a)(2)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the demonstration program under this 
section. 
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. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Indian Health Service, may carry out a demonstration 
program to establish programs to train and employ alter-
native dental health care providers in order to help elimi-
nate oral health disparities and increase access to dental 
services through health programs operated by the Indian 
Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
Urban Indian organizations (as those terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
(25 U.S.C. 1603)). 
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