,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajgea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,bergman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cole1 and ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,indian ,health ,care         
,improvement ,act to remove restrictions
 on the provision of dental therapist   
services under the ,community ,health   
,aide ,program1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,tribal ,oral ,health           
,sovereignty ,act4  #b4 ,dental         
therapist services under ,community     
,health ,aide ,program ,section #aai7;d7
 of the ,indian ,health ,care           

,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4        
#afafl7d77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,requirement ,in   
establishing a national program under   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall not
 reduce the amounts provided for the    
,community ,health ,aide ,program       
described in subsections 7a7 and 7b74  2
  7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#c72  7#c7
 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as     
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#d7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#d7            
,certification and ,state law  7,a7 ,in 
general ,an individual who is certified 
as a dental therapist by the ,community 
,health ,aide ,certification ,board     
established under subsection 7b77#c71 or
 by an ,indian tribe that has adopted   
certification standards that meet or    
exceed the standards of that ,board1 may
 provide dental therapist services      
within the scope of that certification  
in an ,indian health program 7as defined
 in section #ajh7;a77#b77;,a771         

notwithstanding any provision of ,state 
law relating to the licensure1          
certification1 registration1 or scope of
 practice of dental practitioners4  7,b7
 ,supervision and scope ,services       
provided under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be provided in accordance with-- 7i7 the
 standards adopted by the certifying    
body described in that subparagraph1    
including standards relating to         
training1 supervision1 scope of         
practice1 and continuing education2 and 
7ii7 the requirements of subsection     
7b77#g74  4