Ohio HB 916: Establish the Children's Dental Services Program

Bill Text

hb916_00_IN

As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

 Regular
Session H. B. No. 916

 2025-2026

Representative Baker

To
enact section 3701.27 of the Revised Code
to establish the Children's Dental Services Program and to make an
appropriation.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1. That
section 3701.27 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
3701.27. (A)
Not later than July 1, 2027, the department of health shall establish
and administer the children's dental services program. Under the
program, dental care services, including screenings, treatment, and
preventive care, may be provided to a child who meets the following
conditions:

(1)
The child resides in an underserved area as determined by the
department.

(2)
The child meets any other eligibility condition established by the
department.

(B)
The dental care services described in division (A) of this section
may be provided by deploying mobile dental units to schools and
underserved areas.

(C)
In administering the program, the department shall focus on
increasing children's access to dental care and helping to reduce the
incidence of dental caries among children.

(D)
In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to
appropriate sufficient funding to the department in order to support
its administration of the program.

Section
2. All
items in this act are hereby appropriated as designated out of any
moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the designated fund.
For all operating appropriations made in this act, those in the first
column are for fiscal year 2026 and those in the second column are
for fiscal year 2027. The operating appropriations made in this act
are in addition to any other operating appropriations made for these
fiscal years.

Section
3. 

 1

 2

 3

 4

 5

 A

 DOH
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 B

 General
 Revenue Fund 

 C

 GRF

 440497

 Children's
 Dental Services

 $0

 $3,000,000

 D

 General
 Revenue Fund Total

 $0

 $3,000,000

 E

 TOTAL
 ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS

 $0

 $3,000,000

CHILDREN'S
DENTAL SERVICES

The
foregoing appropriation item 440497, Children's Dental Services,
shall be used to support the provision of dental care services as
described in section 3701.27 of the Revised Code.

An
amount equal to the unexpended, unencumbered balance of appropriation
item 440497, Children's Dental Services, at the end of fiscal year
2027 is hereby reappropriated to the same appropriation item for the
same purpose in fiscal year 2028. 

Section
4. Within
the limits set forth in this act, the Director of Budget and
Management shall establish accounts indicating the source and amount
of funds for each appropriation made in this act, and shall determine
the manner in which appropriation accounts shall be maintained.
Expenditures from operating appropriations contained in this act
shall be accounted for as though made in, and are subject to all
applicable provisions of, H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly.