Support amending the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to remove restrictions on dental therapist services under the Community Health Aide Program.

Full Title To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to remove restrictions on the provision of dental therapist services under the Community Health Aide Program, and for other purposes.

Bergman introduced H.R. 10751, the Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act, proposing to remove restrictions on dental therapist services under the Community Health Aide Program.

H.R. 10751 (IH) - Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act - BILLS-119hr10751ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Bergman (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Bergman introduced H.R. 10751, the Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act. The bill was referred to committees, indicating concrete effort but not enactment.

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H.R. 10751 (IH) - Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act - BILLS-119hr10751ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Section 119(d) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616l(d)) is amended—

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill directly targets the promised statute and subsection governing Community Health Aide Program dental therapist restrictions.

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H. R. 10751 (Introduced-in-House)
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An individual who is certified as a dental therapist by the Community Health Aide Certification Board established under subsection (b)(3), or by an Indian tribe that has adopted certification standards that meet or exceed the standards of that Board, may provide dental therapist services within the scope of that certification in an Indian health program

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text would allow certified dental therapists to provide services in Indian health programs, matching the substance of removing restrictions on dental therapist services.

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H. R. 10751 (Introduced-in-House)
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shall exclude dental health aide therapist services from services covered under the program.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current federal statutory text contains the restriction that H.R. 10751 seeks to amend; absent enactment, the commitment remains unresolved.

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USCODE-2024-title25-chap18-subchapI-sec1616l.pdf
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