MDA House of Delegates Resolution Recap Funding for new dentists, workforce, insurance some of the topics considered
At the 2011 MDA House of Delegates held November 4-5, resolutions were brought before delegates and alternates. The following is a summary of resolutions presented, and you can read the complete text of the resolu- tions and minutes from the meeting at www.
modental.org/house.
The MDA sincerely thanks all members who volunteer to participate in the annual House meeting, including the reference commit- tee members and chairs: General Reference Committee: Drs. Ollie Fisher (SL), Chair; Nathan Bauer (SP); James Fox (SE); Tisha Kice-Briggs (NE); Michael LaFerla (SW); David Mattingly (NW); Edward Stephens (C); and, Timothy Taylor (KC). Articles of Agreement and Bylaws Com- mittee: Drs. Joel Pratt (NE), Chair; Ross Bennett (SE); Rodger Janes (C); Deborah Meegan (SL); Michael Patterson (SW); James Stewart (SP); Andrew Trout (NW); and, Wendy Weimer (KC).
2011 RESOLUTIONS
Note: When the resolution numbering has a BS included, it means it was a Board substitute, which the Board may create at its meeting the day prior to the House, and offer for the body to consider. If the numbering includes an RCS, it means it is a Reference Committee substitute, offered to the House for consideration after the Committee hears testimony and meets in executive session. If it contains neither (and the number only), it means it is the original resolu- tion as presented. At any time, these substitutes may be rejected and the House may refer back to the original resolution for consideration. Once the resolutions pass the House, they are numbered with an H, meaning they become a House resolution, which is then recorded in the official minutes of the House of Delegates.
Resolutions 2011-1 through 2011-5 (Ad- opted): These 2011-1 through 2011-3 concern “housekeeping” issues, including approval of the House agenda, manual and previous year’s House minutes. 2011-4 considers Nomina- tions for 2012 ADA Delegates and Alternate Delegates and 2011-5 considers Nominations for 2012 ADA Action Team Leaders. All of these resolutions were adopted.
2011-6 Approval of 2012 Dues (Adopted): The 2012 dues will be $441 for Active Members, which is a 3 percent ($13) increase.
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2011-7 MDA President-Elect/Secretary Per Diem for the ADA House (Adopted): Amended the bylaws to allow for the MDA President-Elect/Secretary to receive the same per diem and airfare reimbursement if he/she attends the ADA House of Delegates meeting as the Secretary of the delegation.
2011-8 Annual Training for Component President-Elects (Adopted): Asks the MDA to develop an annual training session that would educate local component president-elects on the structure, function and agenda of the MDA. The current MDA president and president-elect would meet with and discuss leadership topics with this group and executive directors of com- ponent societies will be invited to attend.
2011-9BS-1 Workforce 2011 CDHC Support (Adopted): Asks the MDA to obtain the cur- riculum for the CDHC from the ADA; refer to the MDA Standing Committee on Workforce for actions regarding the CDHC; and, continue to work with the Missouri Dental Board on dental workforce issues.
2011-10RCS-1 Donated Emergency Dental Service Income Tax Credit (Adopted): Asks the MDA to investigate and discuss a state in- come tax credit for donated emergency dental services that considers following criteria: 1) Dentists could claim a state income tax credit equal to 60 to 70 percent of the *mean value rounded down to the nearest whole dollar for a limited number of emergency procedures given free of charge to patients. *Fees specified as the mean value in the most recent ADA survey of dental fees for the west north central region. 2) Procedures eligible for the credit would be extractions, pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns for primary teeth, amalgam restorations and composite restorations. 3) The maximum credit per year would be $2,000 a year. It was further ask that the donated emergency dental services income tax credit be referred to the Legislative and Regulatory Committee, who in cooperation with members of our Association, will develop the concept into a form and wording that will be presentable to legislators; and, that this final form of legislation be considered by the LRC for placement on the MDA legislative agenda for passage by the state legislature of Missouri.
2011-11BS-1 Funding for Student Outreach (Adopted): Ask the MDA to provide up to
$2,000 to the Greater St. Louis Dental Society for its student recruitment program in order to improve the recruitment of new dentists; and as well, to provide up to $2,000 to the Greater Kansas City Dental Society for the UMKC Student Outreach Program in order to continue to improve the recruitment of new dentists. The MDA also will investigate expanding the program to all component societies and report back to the 2012 House of Delegates. Note: The Board presented this as a substitute in lieu of resolutions 2011-11 and 2011-15 because it felt these resolutions could be combined to focus on a statewide dental student/new dentist recruitment and retention effort, therefore the summary of 2011-15 is not provided here.
2011-12RCS-1 Insurers Equality for Dentists Participating and Nonparticipating (Adopt- ed): The MDA staff currently collects insurance complaints; however, the members are unaware of the benefit and its process. Therefore the Committee felt the MDA staff should develop a protocol. This resolution asks the MDA Legisla- tive and Regulatory Committee to adopt as part of their legislative agenda, a proposal that would allow all dentists, both participating and non-participating, to receive direct assignment of benefits for their professional services from the patient’s insurance company. It also asks that MDA develop, implement and promote a members only protocol for the reporting of complaints regarding insurance and assisting in their resolution.
2011-13 The ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct ADA-CEBJA Communications Failure (Defeated): Asked the MDA to request that the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws, and Judicial Affairs (CEBJA) provide a thorough annual review and update of the Principle of Ethics and Code of Profes- sional Conduct to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of the Principles, the Code, and the Advisory Opinions as these are now binding on all ADA members. Further, it asked the MDA to request that the ADA CEBJA be diligent in meeting its own ethical and professional conduct responsibilities by providing prompt and accurate responses to inquiries pertaining to the Principles of Ethics and Code of Profes- sional Conduct by members of the Tripartite.
2011-14 Seeking Grants to Study Workforce Issues (Adopted): Asks that the MDA seek
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