HOUSE BILL 419

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2008

INTRODUCED BY

Rhonda S. King

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DENTAL SERVICES AND ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN STATEWIDE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR DENTAL DISEASE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure in fiscal year 2009 to contract with a nonprofit company to provide dental services, including comprehensive examinations, oral cancer screening,

x-rays, cleaning, fluoride treatment and sealants, and oral health education to underserved children statewide who have little access to dental professionals and who are at high risk for dental disease. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2009 shall revert to the general fund.

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