,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ddh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjba,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,ms4 
,stabenow7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xxi of the ,social  
,security ,act to prohibit lifetime or  
annual limits on dental coverage under  
the ,children's ,health ,insurance      
,program1 and to require wraparound     
coverage of dental services for certain 
children under such program4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,ensuring ,kids ,have ,access to        
,medically ,necessary ,dental ,care     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of lifetime or  
annual limits on dental benefits under  
the ,children's ,health ,insurance      
,program  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#bajc7;c77#f7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7c77#f77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
inserting 1 subject to subparagraph     

7,d71 after shall include2  7#b7 in     
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking ,a ,state
 and inserting ,subject to subparagraph 
7,d71 a ,state2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,d7 ,no lifetime or annual limits on   
dental benefits ,a ,state shall not     
establish lifetime or annual limits on  
the dollar value of benefits for dental 
services provided under the ,state child
 health plan to a targeted low-income   
child1 and1 in the case that the ,state 
elects to provide pregnancy-related     
assistance pursuant to section #baab1 to
 a targeted low-income pregnant woman   
7as defined in section #baab7;d771      
including benefits for such services    
that are provided through dental        
coverage that is otherwise equivalent to
 a benchmark dental package described in
 subparagraph 7,c74  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect on the date   
that is #f months after the date of     
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,requiring 

wraparound coverage of dental services  
for certain children under ,,chip  7a7  
,in general ,section #baaj7;b77#e7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acig;jj7b77#e77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in the paragraph header1 by        
striking ,option and inserting          
,requirement2  7#b7 in subparagraph     
7,a71 by striking may waive and         
inserting shall waive2 and  7#c7 in     
subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 in the         
subparagraph header1 by striking        
,conditions and inserting ,requirements2
 and  7,b7 by striking may not offer    
dental-only supplemental coverage under 
this paragraph unless the ,state        
satisfies the following conditions and  
inserting shall offer dental-only       
supplemental coverage under this        
paragraph in accordance with the        
following requirements4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect on the date   
that is #f months after the date of     
enactment of this ,act4