Bill > HF46

This bill amends Minnesota insurance law to require dental organizations to provide payment directly to a dentist when an enrollee (patient) makes a written request, even if the dentist is not part of the dental organization's provider network. Currently, dental organizations may have policies that limit direct payments to dentists outside their network, but this bill would mandate that they honor an enrollee's request to pay the rendering dentist directly. The new provision (Subdivision 9) is being added to section 62Q.78 of Minnesota Statutes, which governs insurance and healthcare provider payments. This change could potentially provide more flexibility for patients in choosing dental care providers and ensure that dentists receive payment directly from the insurance organization when requested by the patient, regardless of network participation.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0046&ssn=0&y=2025