Texas § IN.1451.2065 - CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS
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§ IN.1451.2065. CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS
CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS. (a) In this section: (1) "Covered service" means a dental care service for which reimbursement is available under a patient's employee benefit plan or health insurance policy, or for which reimbursement is available subject to a contractual limitation, including: (A) a deductible; (B) a copayment; (C) coinsurance; (D) a waiting period; (E) an annual or lifetime maximum limit; (F) a frequency limitation; (G) an alternative benefit payment; or (H) any other limitation. (2) "Insurer" means a provider or issuer of an employee benefit plan or health insurance policy. (b) A contract between an insurer and a dentist may not: (1) limit the fee the dentist may charge for a service that is not a covered service; or (2) include a provision that both: (A) allows the insurer to disallow a service, resulting in denial of payment to the dentist for a service that ordinarily would have been covered; and (B) prohibits the dentist from billing for and collecting the amount owed from the patient for that service if there is a dental necessity, as defined by Section 32.054 , Human Resources Code, for that service. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (S.B. 554 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 1527 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section IN.1451.2065 ("CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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