MA H2197

Bill

MA H2197

Concerning dental service corporations

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to dental service corporations. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends the laws governing dental service corporations in Massachusetts. It allows dental service corporations to contract with insurance companies for administrative services or to transfer assets, subject to the commissioner's approval. It also subjects dental service corporations to the state's chapter on insurance company supervision. Additionally, the bill adds new requirements for insurance companies affiliated with dental service corporations, including requiring commissioner approval of provider agreements and fee schedules, and prohibiting certain limitations on dentists' practices. The bill takes effect upon passage.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (33)

Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Ruth Balser (D), Thomas Calter (D), James Cantwell (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Paul Frost (R), Sean Garballey (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Pat Haddad (D), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), Jay Kaufman (D), Kay Khan (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), James Lyons (R), Paul McMurtry (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Alice Peisch (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Rogers (D), John Rogers (D), Jeff Roy (D), John Scibak (D), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4778 (on 07/18/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2197

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2197
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2197.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
H193	Relative to sheet metal work	No further action taken	Similar To
H4778	Financial services	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
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
S1019	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S2697	Similar Bills	See H4851	Similar To
S317	Increasing accountability of DESE contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2426	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

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