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SF5256 • 2026

Correctional facilities provided partnerships for dental services authorization provision, commissioner of corrections to improvement of correctional facilities' dental services requirement and appropriation

Correctional facilities provided partnerships for dental services authorization provision, commissioner of corrections to improvement of correctional facilities' dental services requirement and appropriation

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Sponsor
Hoffman, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Author added Oumou Verbeten
Effective date
Not listed

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Correctional facilities provided partnerships for dental services authorization provision, commissioner of corrections to improvement of correctional facilities' dental services requirement and appropriation

Correctional facilities provided partnerships for dental services authorization provision, commissioner of corrections to improvement of correctional facilities' dental services requirement and appropriation

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  • Correctional facilities provided partnerships for dental services authorization provision, commissioner of corrections to improvement of correctional facilities' dental services requirement and appropriation

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 House

    Author added Oumou Verbeten

  2. 2026-05-04 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Correctional facilities provided partnerships for dental services authorization provision, commissioner of corrections to improvement of correctional facilities' dental services requirement and appropriation

Current Bill Text

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relating to corrections; authorizing partnerships for dental services provided in

correctional facilities; requiring the commissioner of corrections to improve

correctional facilities' dental services; requiring a report; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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THIRD-PARTY PARTNERSHIPS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES;

DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; REPORT.
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(a) The commissioner of corrections must identify and evaluate options to improve

dental services provided in correctional facilities through partnerships with nonstate entities.

The commissioner must evaluate the following options for partnership:

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(1) accredited schools of dentistry and schools of dental hygiene, including the University

of Minnesota School of Dentistry;

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(2) dental programs for the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene for students and clinical

trainees acting under the supervision of a Minnesota-licensed dentist or hygienist; and

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(3) mobile dental clinics.

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(b) By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of corrections must report to the legislative

committees with jurisdiction over public safety and corrections policy and finance on the

options the commissioner evaluated under paragraph (a). The report must make

recommendations relating to:

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(1) dental partnerships that would improve dental services provided in correctional

facilities;

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(2) financing a dental partnership in correctional facilities; and

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(3) other legislative actions needed to improve dental services in correctional facilities.

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(c) The commissioner of corrections must improve dental services in correctional facilities

by increasing inmate preventative care, restorative and periodontal treatments, and access

to urgent and emergency care.

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Sec. 2.
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APPROPRIATIONS.
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(a) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of corrections to improve dental services in correctional facilities by increasing inmate

preventative care, restorative and periodontal treatments, and access to urgent and emergency

care.

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(b) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of corrections for the evaluation of and report on partnerships with nonstate entities to

improve dental services provided in correctional facilities. This is a onetime appropriation.

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