#aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#cjee  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide a d5tal 
insurance plan to vet]ans & survivors & 
dep5d5ts ( vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,d5tal ,insurance     
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4      
,d5tal insurance plan = vet]ans &       
survivors & dep5d5ts ( vet]ans  7a7     
,d5tal insurance plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #agab;,b ! foll[+ new      
section3  #agab;,c4 ,d5tal insurance    
plan = vet]ans & survivors & dep5d5ts ( 
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% & adm9i/] a d5tal insurance plan
 = vet]ans & survivors & dep5d5ts (     
vet]ans describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 
,cov]$ vet]ans & survivors & dep5d5ts ,!
 vet]ans & survivors & dep5d5ts (       
vet]ans describ$ 9 ?is subsection are z 
foll[s3 7#a7 ,any vet]an :o is enroll$ 9
 ! sy/em ( annual pati5t enrollm5t "u   

section #agje ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,any   
survivor or dep5d5t ( a vet]an :o is    
eligible = m$ical c>e "u section #agha (
 ?is title4  7c7 ,adm9i/ration ,!       
,secret>y %all contract ) a d5tal insur]
 to adm9i/] ! d5tal insurance plan "u   
?is section4  7d7 ,b5efits ,! d5tal     
insurance plan "u ?is section %all      
provide su* b5efits = d5tal c>e &       
treatm5t z ! ,secret>y consid]s         
appropriate = ! d5tal insurance plan1   
includ+ diagno/ic s]vices1 prev5tative  
s]vices1 endodontics & o!r re/orative   
s]vices1 surgical s]vices1 & em]g5cy    
s]vices4  7e7 ,enrollm5t  7#a7          
,enrollm5t 9 ! d5tal insurance plan "u  
?is section %all be volunt>y4  7#b7     
,enrollm5t 9 ! d5tal insurance plan %all
 be = su* m9imum p]iod z ! ,secret>y    
%all prescribe = purposes ( ?is section4
  7f7 ,premiums  7#a7 ,premiums =       
cov]age "u ! d5tal insurance plan "u ?is
 section %all be 9 su* am\nt or am\nts z
 ! ,secret>y %all prescribe to cov] all 
co/s associat$ ) c>ry+ out ?is section4 

7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all adju/ ! premiums 
payable "u ?is section = cov]age "u !   
d5tal insurance plan on an annual basis4
 ,ea* individual cov]$ by ! d5tal       
insurance plan at ! "t ( su* an adju/m5t
 %all be notifi$ ( ! am\nt & effective  
date ( su* adju/m5t4  7#c7 ,ea*         
individual cov]$ by ! d5tal insurance   
plan %all pay ! entire premium = cov]age
 "u ! d5tal insurance plan1 9 addition  
to ! full co/ ( any copaym5ts4  7g7     
,volunt>y dis5rollm5t  7#a7 ,) respect  
to enrollm5t 9 ! d5tal insurance plan "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7   
p]mit ! volunt>y dis5rollm5t ( an       
individual 9 ! d5tal insurance plan if !
 dis5rollm5t occurs dur+ ! #cj-;day     
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enrollm5t ( !
 individual 9 ! d5tal insurance plan2 & 
7,b7 p]mit ! volunt>y dis5rollm5t ( an  
individual 9 ! d5tal insurance plan =   
su* circum/ances z ! ,secret>y %all     
prescribe = purposes ( ?is subsection1 b
 only to ! ext5t su* dis5rollm5t does n 
jeop>dize ! fiscal integrity ( ! d5tal  

insurance plan4  7#b7 ,! circum/ances   
prescrib$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all    
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,if an individual
 enroll$ 9 ! d5tal insurance plan       
relocates to a location outside !       
jurisdiction ( ! d5tal insurance plan t 
prev5ts use ( ! b5efits "u ! d5tal      
insurance plan4  7,b7 ,if an individual 
enroll$ 9 ! d5tal insurance plan is     
prev5t$ by a s]i\s m$ical condition f   
be+ able to obta9 b5efits "u ! d5tal    
insurance plan4  7,c7 ,su* o!r          
circum/ances z ! ,secret>y %all         
prescribe = purposes ( ?is subsection4  
7#c7 ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% proc$ures
 = det]m9ations on ! p]missibility (    
volunt>y dis5rollm5ts "u p>agraph       
7#a77;,b74 ,su* proc$ures %all ensure   
timely det]m9ations on ! p]missibility (
 su* dis5rollm5ts4  7h7 ,relation%ip to 
d5tal c>e provid$ by ,secret>y ,no?+ 9  
?is section %all affect ! responsibility
 ( ! ,secret>y to provide d5tal c>e "u  
section #agab ( ?is title1 & !          
p>ticipation ( an individual 9 ! d5tal  

insurance plan "u ?is section %all n    
affect ! entitlem5t ( ! individual to   
outpati5t d5tal s]vices & treatm5t1 &   
relat$ d5tal appliances1 "u su* section 
#agab4  7i7 ,regulations ,! d5tal       
insurance plan "u ?is section %all be   
adm9i/]$ "u su* regulations z !         
,secret>y %all prescribe4  7j7          
,t]m9ation ,?is section t]m9ates on     
,decemb] #ca1 #bjba4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical  
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #ag ( su* title is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#agab;,b ! foll[+ new item3  #agab;,c4  
,d5tal insurance plan = vet]ans &       
survivors & dep5d5ts ( vet]ans4  4  7b7 
,con=m+ repeal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#eaj ( ! ,c>egiv]s & ,vet]ans ,omnibus  
,heal? ,s]vices ,act ( #bjaj 7,public   
,law #aaa-afc2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agab note7
 is repeal$4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( cont5ts = ! ,c>egiv]s & ,vet]ans
 ,omnibus ,heal? ,s]vices ,act ( #bjaj  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to      
section #eaj4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july    

#ac1 #bjaf4,secret>y