West Virginia House Bill HB2300

West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/12/25
• Refer: 2/12/25

Caption

Relating to authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education requirements

Summary

House Bill 2300 authorizes the West Virginia Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule governing continuing education requirements for dentists and related licensees. The bill does not itself create a new continuing education program; rather, it approves a previously filed and revised rule, identified as 5 CSR 11, that was submitted by the Board of Dentistry and adjusted to address objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee. In practical terms, the bill gives legal effect to the Board’s administrative rule on continuing education, allowing the Board to enforce or administer the requirements contained in that rule. The measure is part of the Legislature’s oversight process for agency rulemaking and amends the state code section that lists authorized legislative rules. Its impact is limited to the dental profession and the state agency’s regulatory authority over professional licensure and continuing education compliance.

Impact

HB2300 amends §64-9-6 of the West Virginia Code to authorize a specific legislative rule from the Board of Dentistry concerning continuing education requirements. By approving the rule, the Legislature permits the Board to implement and enforce continuing education standards for dental professionals under 5 CSR 11. The bill affects dentists and other regulated dental licensees, as well as the Board of Dentistry’s authority to set and administer professional education requirements.

Sentiment

The available context suggests a routine, noncontroversial bill focused on administrative rule approval rather than substantive policy change. There are no recorded committee transcripts or votes indicating opposition or debate, and the bill appears to have been introduced as part of the standard legislative review process for agency rules. Overall sentiment is best characterized as neutral to supportive, with the main purpose being formal authorization of an already revised rule.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. The only notable issue implied by the bill text is that the Board of Dentistry had to modify the rule to meet objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee before refiling it, which suggests the committee reviewed the rule’s contents for compliance or policy concerns. However, no details are provided about the nature of those objections or any disagreement among legislators, the Board, or affected dental professionals.