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Volume 3, No. 19, November 7, 2023

Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
 
President Biden issued the Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) [ [link removed] ] on Oct. 30. This EO provides a loose framework for the various departments tasked with its implementation to follow as they develop policies governing the use of AI. The various agencies charged with its implementation include the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Justice, Energy and Commerce, and they have from 180 days to 365 to implement the tasks set forth in the EO.
 
The administration recognizes the potential benefits and harms raised by AI and lays out eight guiding principles to govern the development of its use:
 
1) Artificial Intelligence must be safe and secure.
2) Promoting responsible innovation, competition and collaboration will allow the United States to lead in AI and unlock the technology’s potential to solve some of society’s most difficult challenges.
3) The responsible development and use of AI require a commitment to supporting American workers.
4) AI policies must be consistent with my administration’s dedication to advancing equity and civil rights.
5) The interests of Americans who increasingly use, interact with, or purchase AI and AI-enabled products in their daily lives must be protected.
6) Americans’ privacy and civil liberties must be protected as AI continues advancing.
7) It is important to manage the risks from the federal government’s own use of AI and increase its internal capacity to regulate, govern and support responsible use of AI to deliver better results for Americans.
8) The federal government should lead the way to global societal, economic and technological progress, as the United States has in previous eras of disruptive innovation and change.
 
An EO is a signed, written and published directive from the President that manages operations of the federal government. EOs have the force of law, much like regulations issued by federal agencies. EOs are not legislation; they require no approval from Congress, and Congress cannot overturn them. Executive Orders remain in effect until a sitting President overturns them.
 
Once the agencies promulgate the regulations implementing the EO, ADEA will be able to see how the EO impacts ADEA’s membership, including the types of funding opportunities that may be available.

Maine Proposes Rules to Make Allied Professionals Eligible for State’s Dental Education Loan Repayment Program
 
The Finance Authority of Maine has proposed rules [ [link removed] ] that will make dental hygienists, dental therapists, expanded function dental assistants and dental assistants eligible for the Maine Dental Education Loan Repayment Program [ [link removed] ] . The proposal follows the passage of legislation [ [link removed] ] in June that required the listed allied professionals to be made eligible for the program. Proposed rules align with the legislation which requires the program to grant up to six loans for eligible allied professionals. Loan recipients can have their loans repaid up to $25,000 annually and $100,000 cumulatively if they work in an underserved area. Comments [ [link removed] ] on the rules are due by Dec. 1, 2023.

Washington State Considers Health Equity CE Requirements for Dental Hygienists
 
The Washington Department of Health has issued a statement of inquiry [ [link removed] ] regarding the adoption of new rules that would create health equity training continuing education (CE) requirements for dental hygienists. The rule is being considered to comply with a statutory requirement [ [link removed] ] for health professionals to meet CE requirements with regards to health equity. Specifically, the Department is considering the adoption of model rules already within the Washington Administrative Code (WAC 246-12-800 [ [link removed] ] through 246-12-830 [ [link removed] ] ) that would require two hours of health equity CE training every four years. Opportunities for interested parties to participate in the rulemaking process are outlined in the statement of inquiry.

ADEA Advocacy in Action
This appears weekly in the ADEA Advocate to summarize and provide direct links to recent advocacy actions taken by ADEA. Please let us know what you think and how we might improve its usefulness.
 
Issues and Resources
 • ADEA report [ [link removed] ] on teledentistry
 • ADEA report [ [link removed] ] on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Dental Schools
 • ADEA policy brief [ [link removed] ] regarding overprescription of antibiotics
 • For a full list of ADEA memos, briefs and letters click here [ [link removed] ] .

Key Federal Issues [ [link removed] ]

ADEA U.S. Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Map [ [link removed] ]

Key State Issues [ [link removed] ]

The ADEA Advocate [ [link removed] ] is published weekly. Its purpose is to keep ADEA members abreast of federal and state issues and events of interest to the academic dentistry and the dental and research communities.
 
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B. Timothy Leeth, CPA
ADEA Chief Advocacy Officer
 
Bridgette DeHart, J.D.
ADEA Director of Federal Relations and Advocacy
 
Phillip Mauller, M.P.S.
ADEA Director of State Relations and Advocacy
 
Varsha Menon
ADEA Program Manager for Advocacy and Government Relations
 
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