Bill > S236

This bill establishes a dental patient bill of rights. It requires employee benefit plans and health insurance policies to disclose the terms and standards of dental care coverage, including the amount of payment or reimbursement for dental services. The bill also mandates that these plans and policies provide equal payment or reimbursement for in-network and out-of-network dentists, allow patients to assign payment to their dentist, and offer fee-free payment methods. Additionally, the bill prohibits these plans and policies from interfering with a patient's choice of dentist, denying a dentist the right to participate as a provider, or regulating the provision of dental care within a dentist's scope of practice. The bill also requires predetermination of benefits for dental services to be honored.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S236