MA S545

Bill

MA S545

Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends several sections of Massachusetts General Laws to prohibit dental benefits corporations from requiring registered dentists to provide dental services to covered persons at a particular fee unless those services are "covered services." The term "covered services" is defined as dental services for which reimbursement is available, or would be available but for the application of contractual limitations such as deductibles, copayments, waiting periods, and annual or lifetime maximums. The bill aims to prevent dental benefits corporations from requiring dentists to provide non-covered services at discounted rates.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (4)

Harriette Chandler (D), Kevin Honan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2543 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S545

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S545
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S545.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1005	Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1126	Relative to host community agreements	Accompanied a new draft, see S2479	Similar To
S1600	Repealing the property tax exemption for Massport lessees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S2029	Relative to procurement services for artists	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2543	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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