[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1397 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1397

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2025

    Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself 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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