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H1179 • 2025

An Act increasing access to universal dental care

An Act increasing access to universal dental care

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Sponsor
Carlos González
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5207
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act increasing access to universal dental care

An Act increasing access to universal dental care By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act increasing access to universal dental care By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1179) of Carlos González relative to access to universal dental care.
  • Financial Services.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5207

  2. 2025-10-15 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/27/2025 from 10:30 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act increasing access to universal dental care
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1179) of Carlos González relative to access to universal dental care. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1179

Chapter 176Q of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 4 the following section:-

Section 4A. (a) There shall be a commonwealth dental access program to be administered by the board, which shall provide access to stand-alone dental insurance plans to individuals who reside in the commonwealth and do not meet the definition of a qualified individual under 42 U.S.C. Section 18032. The program shall operate independently from the connector established under this chapter.

(b) Information provided by or relating to an insured under this section shall not be considered a public record under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 or chapter 66 and shall not be disclosed by the connector, except as required by federal law or as authorized by regulations promulgated by the attorney general.

(c) The connector shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

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