1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016 grant program; 
1.3 	appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 145.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [145.9299] SMILE HEALTHY MINNESOTA 2016 GRANT 
1.7 	PROGRAM.
1.8 	(a) The commissioner of health shall establish the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016 
1.9 	grant program to provide access to dental care for at-risk children, adolescents, adults, and 
1.10 	seniors in rural areas of Minnesota. The grant is available to nonprofit organizations that 
1.11 	provide mobile dental care through the use of portable dental equipment. To be eligible 
1.12 	for a grant, a nonprofit organization must:
1.13 	(1) encourage early screening and preventative care by providing dental exams for 
1.14 	children one year of age;
1.15 	(2) provide dental services to at-risk children, adolescents, adults, and seniors in 
1.16 	a health professional shortage area as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
1.17 	42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42, section 254E, that is located outside the 
1.18 	seven-county metropolitan area; 
1.19 	(3) provide preventative dental care, including fluoride treatments, oral screenings, 
1.20 	and minor dental procedures, as well as education and information on general dental 
1.21 	care; and 
1.22 	(4) develop a sustainable plan.
1.23 	(b) Grantees must report their dental health outcomes to the commissioner by 
1.24 	December 31, 2018.
2.1 	(c) A grantee is prohibited from billing for preventive screenings provided as part of 
2.2 	this grant program until the comprehensive oral health services are completed.

2.3 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; SMILE HEALTHY MINNESOTA 2016.
 2.4 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from 
2.5 	the general fund to the commissioner of health for the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016 
2.6 	grant program in Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9299.