Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Bill: 117-s-4739
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-08-02
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4739 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act . 2. Standalone dental plans Section 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18041 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Availability of standalone dental plans The Secretary may not restrict any qualified individual from enrolling in a plan described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) offered through an Exchange established pursuant to subsection (c) on the basis of such qualified individual not being also enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Exchange. .