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February 29, 2007
UPDATE: A template for writing
testimony is now
available.
Just click
here to access the Word document. Insert
your own information and email back to martym@ctoralhealth.org
by noon on tomorrow (Friday).
| Public Hearing on HB 7069 is Monday |
We have just learned that the The General
Assembly's Public Health Committee will
schedule a public hearing for HB
7069, 'An Act Concerning Access to Oral
Health Care' on Monday at 10:00 AM in Room
1D of the Legislative Office Building
Written testimony is urgently needed,
please see the feature article to the
right.
The bill would raise HUSKY dental
reimbursement rates for children under the
age of 19 to the 70th percentile.
Other provisions include appointing up to six
'regional oral health coordinators' to assist
HUSKY children in areas with poor access to care.
It would also formally establish the State
Office of Oral
Public Health within the State Department of
Health.
HB 7069's reimbursement language mirrors last
year's bill that successfully cleared the
Public Health and Appropriations Committees.
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| Focused Spoken Testimony Planned |
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Oral Health advocates are planning to have a
group of 8-10 people provide focused spoken
testimony at the public hearing on Monday.
Because of the work that we have all done so
far, legislators on the committee are aware
of the basic issue and what is needed now in
the spoken testimony are answers to specific
issues.
We are still recruiting those speakers, and
if you are contacted please make every effort
to participate.
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| COHI Legislative Action Website |
Find information on
bills relating to oral
health, send emails to your legislators and
more at the COHI Legislative Action website
managed by
Judith Blei Government Relations.
Just click on the link below and type in
Username: "cohi" and Password: "cohi".
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| URGENT: Written Testimony Needed |
Written testimony for HB 7069 is urgently
needed for Monday's public hearing to show
the committee the wide support for
increasing rates and getting our HUSKY kids
the oral health care they need.
It's easy to do, you can go to the Advocacy
Toolkit link below
for information and samples of testimony. If
you need
help, just contact COHI at 860-246-2644 or
send an email to Marty
Milkovic.
Testimony should be one to two pages in
length and 60 copies are needed for
submission. You can submit it in person at
the Legislative Office Building, on Monday
3/5/07 at 9:00 AM or email it to COHI at the
address above by 3:00 PM on Friday and we will
submit it for you.
Advocacy Toolkit . . .
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Our Mission:
"Oral Health for All"
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