Universal Licensing Initiative Announced During his State of the State address, Governor Morrisey announced a universal licensing initiative aimed at ensuring that professionals such as contractors, electricians, and nurses licensed in another state can move to West...
Your Profession Needs You! We need at least 35 dentists to attend the Legislative Reception on March 5th in Charleston—currently, only 13 have signed up. Please make plans to attend and show your support for organized dentistry in West Virginia. How to Register Click...
Urgent: Help Get the Dental Hand-Skills Amendment Into SB 458 In order to get our hand-skills amendment into Senate Bill 458 – Universal Licensing tomorrow, another call or text to the committee members is IMPERATIVE! Please reach out – again – to the legislators...
Update on the Universal Licensing Bill (SB 458) This morning, conversations were held with most members of the House Government Organization Committee regarding an amendment to SB 458 – Universal Licensing. Delegates David McCormick (R-Monongalia) and Charles Sheedy...
Why Is This Bill Being Pushed? Many of you have asked, “Why is the Governor pushing this universal licensing bill?” One major influence is Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a group that actively supported his gubernatorial campaign. Here is an older blog from West...
Your Profession Needs You! Please join your fellow dentists in Charleston to advocate for dentistry in West Virginia on March 5 and/or March 6. The WV Dental Association (WVDA) needs your voice to help legislators understand the importance of our Dental Insurance...
Clinical Hand-Skill Exam Still Not Included in SB 458 The dentists/hygienist hand-skill exam is still NOT part of the Governor’s Licensing Bill! Today, the WV House Government Organization Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 458 – Governor’s Universal Licensing...
Overview The WV Dental Association has identified unfair and deceptive practices by dental insurance carriers that harm both dentists and patients. These issues cannot be fixed without legislative action. Senate Bill 433 addresses four major problems in one...
WVDA Opposes House Bill 2785 On Tuesday, the WV Legislature’s House Finance Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance held a hearing on House Bill 2785 — the NCOIL model for Dental Loss Ratios, which is supported by dental insurance companies, not the WVDA. WVDA Executive...