An Act To Increase Oral Health Services

This bill amends existing legislation to increase oral health services by adding funding for two permanent positions within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The new roles, a Public Health Educator and a Planning and Research Associate, will focus on rural health and primary care to support oral health initiatives. The amendment also removes a specific provision that allowed the legislature to create new laws based on findings in an annual report, noting that such authority already exists. Financially, the bill allocates approximately $187,737 for the 2023-24 fiscal year and $196,682 for 2024-25 to cover salaries and other costs for these positions.