Legislative Session Yields Big Wins for Dentistry - July 2024
Virtual Credit Card (Act 58)
Telehealth (Act 42)
Donated Dental Services
Noncompete Covenants (Act 74)
How did we lobby for an amendment?
One of PDA’s contact dentists just happens to be good friends with the bill’s primary sponsor. One phone call explaining the differences between dental and medical practice models helped pave the way for an amendment to the bill. This is a perfect illustration of the power of just one PDA contact dentist advocating for the dental profession!
Medicaid Funding for Fee Increase
How did we convince legislators to provide more funding for dentistry in the budget?
Our public health and Medicaid dentists did an awesome job reaching out to legislators. PDA also joined forces with other dental organizations to lobby for funding and comprehensive adult services. We’re still working on the latter! A bill restoring adult services passed the House and is in a Senate committee.
