(a) There is established the Senior Dental Services Program, which shall be administered by the Department of Health, in consultation with the Office on Aging, to provide free covered dental health care services to senior citizens 65 years of age or older who are domiciled in the District and have an annual household adjusted gross income of no more than $100,000.
(b) Under the SDSP, DOH shall award grants to provide maximum flexibility to private-practice dental health care providers to promote the health and welfare of low-income senior citizens.
(c) DOH shall provide grantees with the grant funds within 30 days after DOH approves a grant application.
(d) Dental health care providers shall:
(1) Submit a grant application on the form developed by DOH; and
(2) Maintain records of eligible senior citizens served, covered dental health care services provided, and moneys spent for a minimum of 6 years.
(e) To receive covered dental health care services, a senior citizen shall complete a SDSP application certifying that the senior citizen:
(1) Is domiciled in the District of Columbia;
(2) Is 65 years of age or older; and
(3) Has an annual household adjusted gross income of no more than $100,000.
(f) The SDSP shall be funded from the following sources:
(1) In Fiscal Year 2019, $500,000 in recurring local funds;
(2) Federal grants; and
(3) Private donations.
(g) Money in the SDSP shall be used to implement and operate the SDSP.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-108, § 3, 65 DCR 3806.)
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-108: § 7146 of D.C. Law 23-16 provided that starting in Fiscal Year 2021 this section shall be subject to appropriations. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-108 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-108: § 6 of D.C. Law 22-108 provided that the creation of this section by § 3 of D.C. Law 22-108 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
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