‘‘(iii) provides benefits to all children
in the State who apply for and meet eligi-
bility standards.
‘‘(B) NO WAITING LIST IMPOSED.—With
respect to children whose family income is at or
below 200 percent of the poverty line, the State
does not impose any numerical limitation, wait-
ing list, or similar limitation on the eligibility of
such children for child health assistance under
such State plan.’’.
(C) STATE OPTION TO WAIVE WAITING PE-
RIOD.—Section 2102(b)(1)(B) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)(1)(B)) is
amended—
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause:
‘‘(iii) at State option, may not apply
a waiting period in the case of a child de-
scribed in section 2105(a)(1)(C)(ii), if the
State satisfies the requirements of section
2105(c)(8) and provides such child with
child health assistance that consists only of
coverage of dental services.’’.
(2) APPLICATION OF ENHANCED MATCH UNDER
MEDICAID.—Section 1905 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b), in the fourth sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘or subsection (u)(3)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(u)(3), or (u)(4)’’; and
(B) in subsection (u)—
(i) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5); and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (3)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) For purposes of subsection (b), the expenditures
described in this paragraph are expenditures for dental
services 
for 
children 
described 
in 
section
2105(a)(1)(C)(ii), but only in the case of a State that sat-
isfies the requirements of section 2105(c)(8).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) take effect on October 1, 2002, and apply
to child health assistance and medical assistance provided
on or after that date.
Subtitle 
B—Community 
Health
Centers, Public Health Depart-
ments, and the Indian Health
Service
SEC. 411. GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF DENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES.
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by inserting before
section 330, the following:
‘‘SEC. 329. GRANT PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE AVAIL-
ABILITY OF SERVICES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through
the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall
establish a program under which the Secretary may award
grants to eligible entities and eligible individuals to expand
the availability of primary dental care services in dental
health professional shortage areas or medically under-
served areas.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under this section an entity—
‘‘(A) shall be—
‘‘(i) a health center receiving funds
under section 330 or designated as a Fed-
erally qualified health center;
‘‘(ii) a county or local public health
department, if located in a federally-des-
ignated dental health professional shortage
area;
‘‘(iii) an Indian tribe or tribal organi-
zation (as defined in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); or
‘‘(iv) a dental education program ac-
credited by the Commission on Dental Ac-
creditation; and
‘‘(B) shall prepare and submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under this section an individual shall—
‘‘(A) be a dental health professional li-
censed or certified in accordance with the laws
of the State in which such individual provides
dental services;
‘‘(B) prepare and submit to the Secretary
an application at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require; and
‘‘(C) provide assurances that—
‘‘(i) the individual will practice in a
federally-designated dental health profes-
sional shortage area; and
‘‘(ii) not less than 33 percent of the
patients of such individual are—
‘‘(I) receiving assistance under a
State plan under title XIX of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.);
‘‘(II) receiving assistance under a
State plan under title XXI of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa
et seq.); or
‘‘(III) uninsured.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) ENTITIES.—An entity shall use amounts
received under a grant under this section to provide
for the increased availability of primary dental serv-
ices in the areas described in subsection (a). Such
amounts may be used to supplement the salaries of-
fered for individuals accepting employment as den-
tists in such areas.
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS.—A grant to an individual
under subsection (a) shall be in the form of a
$1,000 bonus payment for each month in which such
individual is in compliance with the eligibility re-
quirements of subsection (b)(2)(C).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
amounts appropriated under section 330 for health
centers, there is authorized to be appropriated
$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through
2007 to hire and retain dental health care providers
under this section.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amount appro-
priated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall use—
‘‘(A) not less than 75 percent of such
amount to make grants to eligible entities; and
‘‘(B) not more than 25 percent of such
amount to make grants to eligible individuals.’’.
SEC. 412. STREAMLINE PROCESS FOR DESIGNATING DEN-
TAL 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
SHORTAGE
AREAS.
Section 332(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) In designating health professional shortage
areas under this section, the Secretary may designate cer-
tain areas as dental health professional shortage areas if
the Secretary determines that such areas have a severe
shortage of dental health professionals. The Secretary
shall, in consultation with State and local dental societies
and tribal health organizations, streamline the process to
develop, publish, and periodically update criteria to be
used in designating dental health professional shortage
areas.’’.
SEC. 413. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE AC-
CESS TO PEDIATRIC DENTAL SERVICES IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROJECTS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, through the Admin-
istrator of the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion and the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall
establish demonstration projects that are designed to in-
crease access to dental services for children in underserved
areas, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
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