{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-247d-9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 247d–9","heading":"Dental education for parents of newborns","body":"The Secretary shall develop and implement, through entities that fund or provide perinatal care services to targeted low-income children under a State child health plan under title XXI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.], a program to deliver oral health educational materials that inform new parents about risks for, and prevention of, early childhood caries and the need for a dental visit within their newborn’s first year of life.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"c6a2224e18a0729ec9eca821f11fe83fe49b2ddfd1d2819402868286e544cab6","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-247d-8","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-247d-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}