[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9567 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9567

 To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans 
                   offered through Federal Exchanges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 2022

  Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans 
                   offered through Federal Exchanges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Access to Dental 
Insurance Act''.

SEC. 2. STANDALONE DENTAL PLANS.

    Section 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18041) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(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.''.
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