Legislative Advocacy Member Benefit Guide Scan the code to view the 2023 LawDays Schedule Legislation and regulations impact you, your practice, and your patients every day. GDA's Government Affairs team is always advocating on your behalf to ensure you have a strong voice legislatively. Visit gadental.org/advocacy to learn how you can get involved to protect the profession and get the latest legislative updates from our Government Affairs team. During the COVID-19 pandemic: • Worked closely with the Governor’s Office, the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Georgia Board of Dentistry to ensure that dentistry was classified as essential healthcare so that Georgia dentists could continue to treat their patients with minimal interruption • Helped pass legislation granting legal immunity for healthcare providers against COVID-19 transmission claims Passed key legislation to helpmembers: • Preserving a healthcare provider’s choice to opt-out of receiving virtual credit card reimbursements from insurers • Ensured that Georgia’s surprise billing law preserved a patient’s right to seek treatment from an out-of-network healthcare provider and reduced the burdens of compliance on out-of-network providers • Helped pass legislation to help healthcare providers and patients navigate the pre-authorization process with insurers Helping rural and underserved patients: • Secured incremental fee increases to dental Medicaid rates for the past 5 years • Increased and protected funding for Georgia’s Rural Dental Student Loan Repayment Program • Secured $85,000 in annual state funding to support the GDA’s Donated Dental Services Program for low-income, adult patients with pre-existing medical conditions Regularlymonitoring and attending Georgia Board of Dentistrymeetings to provide input on proposed rule changes affecting the practice of dentistry LAWDays At LAWDays, members and students can learn about legislative issues impacting dentistry and dental patients over breakfast and then speak to legislators about those issues, encouraging their support and thanking them for efforts on legislation. LAWDays begin in January each year; all members and their spouses are welcome on all days. Helping YOU Succeed 6
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