Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The law bars health insurers and dental plan organizations from blocking an insured’s choice to assign benefits to a dentist and from refusing to pay a non‑preferred dentist directly. It also obligates non‑preferred dentists to give patients clear cost and billing disclosures before treatment and to file a standard disclosure form. Limited exceptions let insurers refuse payment if they receive the assignment too late, make an administrative error, the patient withdraws the assignment, or the patient has already paid in full.

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Hearings

• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Mar 5, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736
2. Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 13, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 10, 2026Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 10, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
6. Apr 10, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 19, 2026Referred Finance
8. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
9. Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
10. Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
11. Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
12. Feb 13, 2026Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Kerr · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Cullison
• Guzzone
• Hill
• Hutchinson
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• M. Morgan
• Martinez
• Reilly
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• S. Johnson
• Szeliga
• Taveras
• White Holland
• Woorman

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