Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
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S 4739 — Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html August 02, 2022
Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill allows individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans without being required to also enroll in a qualified health plan through Federal Exchanges.
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42 U.S.C. 18041
(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.
This addition prevents the Secretary from imposing a condition that individuals must enroll in a qualified health plan to access standalone dental plans.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Margaret Wood Hassan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 4739 do?
- Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.
- Who sponsors S 4739?
- S 4739 is sponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 4739?
- This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 4739?
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