To establish a pilot program to furnish dental care to veterans who reside in rural and highly rural areas.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a pilot program using mobile and temporary clinics to furnish dental care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans in rural and highly rural areas could gain easier access to dental services through mobile and temporary clinic models.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA would need to operate the pilot, prioritize locations, and submit annual reports.
Key Provisions
- Starts a rural dental-care pilot on October 1, 2026 and ends it on September 30, 2029.
- Allows VA to use vans, modular clinics, tents, and other temporary structures to deliver care.
- Requires annual reports on utilization, locations, costs, and whether the pilot should be improved or made permanent.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a pilot program using mobile and temporary clinics to furnish dental care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Health Care
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a pilot program using mobile and temporary clinics to furnish dental care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Veterans in rural and highly rural areas with unmet dental needs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs officials operating and reporting on the pilot
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Veterans in rural and highly rural areas needing dental care
Department of Veterans Affairs officials operating the rural dental pilot
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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