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ALDA legislative Report, 2020 Session
Legislative Session, Week 2,
On Thursday, February 13, the Legislature completed its second week of the 2020 legislative session. The Legislature has now used four of its allotted 30 legislative working days and has 94 calendar days in which to use the remaining 26 legislative days.
ALDA is currently monitoring, 18 bills that are related to healthcare. Only one of those bills has language specific to dentistry. HB187, the Education Trust Fund Budget (ETF) , has a line item for the Board of Dental Scholarships which would increase the Board’s appropriation from $230,000 to a little more than $2,000,000 in fiscal 2021. The increase, if approved as a part of the ETF Budget, would fund a limited number of full tuition loans/scholarships at the School of Dentistry. The tuition loans/scholarships would contractually bind up to four students a year willing to practice upon graduation in designated small towns in Alabama. After four years of practice in those small towns, the loan amounts would be forgiven. We have been working on passage of this concept for three years in the Legislature.
This week another bill that is specific to dentistry and medicine is scheduled to be introduced. The bill would allow dentists and physicians who setup practice in Federally Designated Healthcare Provider Shortage Areas (HPSA) to receive a $5,000 State Income Tax Credit a year for up to five years as they setup practice and continue to practice in those areas of critical need of primary care providers. ALDA has joined with the Alabama Medical Association in moving the legislation forward.
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ALDA Enews
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Continuing Education Center
Gulf Coast Dental Conference
Disney Play & Learn Seminar
Big Sky Ski & Learn
Practice Management Center
Endorsed Product Companies
ADA Insurance Plans
ALDA Group Health Insurance
Best Card
Care Credit
Cyracom
Dental Team Performance
Holloway Credit Solutions
Lands End Business Outfitters
ProAssurance
The Dentist Supply Company
Time Travelers
UBS
Guidelines and Procedures
Medicaid and Medicare
Best Management Practices
Sample Forms
Quick ADA Links
Advocacy Center
ALDPAC
Legislative Updates
Leadership Center
ALDA Executive Committee
ALDA Board of Trustees
ALDA House of Delegates
ALDA Councils and Committees
ALDA District Dental Societies
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 8
District 9
Birmingham District
Mobile District
ALDA Executive Staff
Patient Resources
Peer Review Program
Find a Dentist
Dental Health FAQ
Why Should I See A Dentist
What Do Dentists Do
Oral Health Topics
Dental Lifeline Network
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