SB1438 Summary

• Requires one preventive dental visit per year to be covered under medical assistance for pregnant women who are eligible for the program, effective July 1, 2013.

• Changes Department of Healthcare and Family Services authority from "shall" to "may" limit adult dental services to emergencies, with an exception that this limitation does not apply to pregnant women.

• Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code by modifying sections 5-5 and 5-5f.