2025 Legislative Efforts

NDA Legislative Chart June 2025

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LB 639

Refiled legislation from 2024 (LB1110), requires dental plan carriers to meet a minimum dental loss ratio and provide a report to the Department of Insurance as prescribed.  Provides that dental plans must meet an 85% minimum loss ratio. In other words the plans must spend 85% of the premiums they receive on dental care services.

Go to the NDA Dental Loss Ratio webpage for more information.

LB 146

Although LB 358, last's years bill to increase dental Medicaid fees by $6M (25%), passed this year, the 25% increase was not included in the first draft of the Appropriation Committee's Budget.

LB 146 seeks a 12 1/2% increase in dental Medicaid fees for 2025-26.

LB 27

Appropriates $1.5M from the Medicaid Excess Profit Fund to fund loan repayment for dentists who see disproportionate amounts of Medicaid patients. Dentists would be eligible for $60,000 per year for 5 years.


LB 147  

Senator Hansen's second attempt to remove fluoridation from public water supplies, by eliminating the section of statute that the NDA amended in 2008, requiring towns over 1,000 population to fluoridate their water or vote it out. 

Last year, the NDA testified in opposition of LB 1387.  If communities want to place a measure on the ballot to remove fluoridation, they can do so now.  In addition, the ADA addressed the "new science" questioning the benefits of fluoridation in 2023.

Last year, LB 1387 was never advanced out of Committee and died this legislative session.

LB148

Changes the requirement to take the CRDTS practical exam to passing a standardized national exam approved by the dental board. A standardized national exam is defined as one that is simulation based or manikin based clinical competency psychomotor exam that includes specific competencies. Such exams can be reviewed annually by the board and must be reviewed every three years. Clarifies language related to the jurisprudence examination. Changes the reciprocity practice standard from three years with one year immediately preceding the application for reciprocity to one year.  LB 148 and LB 83 below were combined and advanced to Final Reading.

LB 83

If adopted the interstate compact would allow a dentist or dental hygienist licensed in a different compact state to practice under a compact privilege in Nebraska subject to Nebraska law and regulations.

 

2025 February 3 NDA Legislative Chart Positions