HR 903 · 111th Congress · Emergency Management
Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
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House Vote4
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2010-09-29)
Plain Language Summary
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Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) revise the National Health Security Strategy to include increasing the preparedness, response capabilities, and surge capacity of dental facilities and effective utilization of any available mobile dental assets; and (2) provide that federal dental entities shall carry out activities under the public health and medical response training program. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) include dental personnel within the definition of "emergency response providers"; and (2) require the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to serve as DHS's primary point of contact for the dental community with respect to medical and public health matters related to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. Amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require operational plans developed by federal agencies with responsibilities under the National Response Plan to address the preparedness and deployment of dental resources.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 903, Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
Aug 27, 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 28, 2010</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 903, Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
Aug 27, 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 28, 2010
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (13)
8 Democrats5 Republicans