MA S506

Bill

MA S506

Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

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

AI Summary

This bill amends various laws in Massachusetts to prohibit dental benefits corporations, medical services corporations, dental service corporations, health maintenance organizations, and preferred provider organizations from requiring dentists to provide dental services to covered persons at a particular fee, unless the services are covered under the applicable insurance policy or service agreement. The bill also prohibits these entities from enforcing such fee provisions against dentists outside of their provider agreements through changes in the entities' policies and procedures. Additionally, the bill requires that fees for covered services be set in good faith and not be nominal.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (6)

Harriette Chandler (D), David DeCoste (R), Paul Frost (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), John Scibak (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S506

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S506
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S506.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1684	To reduce the cost of government and create jobs	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1685	Prohibiting discrimination in state contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4589	Similar To
H190	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H207	Relative to updating the used car law	No further action taken	Similar To
H4851	Relative to state contracting	Pocket vetoed	Similar To
H674	Relative to housing authority executive director contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4754	Similar To
H957	Prohibiting non-disparagement clauses in certain contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1025	Relative to public higher education collective labor contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S155	Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1694	Requiring additional reporting of transportation privatization contracts to promote transparency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1708	Relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1866	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S2496	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
S2697	Similar Bills	See H4851	Similar To
S568	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S570	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1684

To reduce the cost of government and create jobs

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H1685

Prohibiting discrimination in state contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4589

Similar To

H190

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H207

Relative to updating the used car law

No further action taken

Similar To

H4851

Relative to state contracting

Pocket vetoed

Similar To

H674

Relative to housing authority executive director contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4754

Similar To

H957

Prohibiting non-disparagement clauses in certain contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1025

Relative to public higher education collective labor contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S155

Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1694

Requiring additional reporting of transportation privatization contracts to promote transparency

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1708

Relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1866

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S2496

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

S2697

Similar Bills

See H4851

Similar To

S568

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S570

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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Last Action

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