Dental Plans Medical Loss Ratio
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2023 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning insurance carrier requirements for health coverage plans, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
The act requires a health insurance carrier (carrier) that issues, sells, renews, or offers a dental coverage plan to file, beginning in 2024, dental loss ratio forms with the division of insurance (division) for the preceding calendar year in which dental coverage was provided.
The division is required to post dental loss ratio information on its website or submit the information to the administrator of the all-payer health claims database (APCD). If the information is submitted to the APCD administrator, the administrator is directed to make the information available to the public.
Once the division has collected dental loss ratio information for 2 years, the commissioner of insurance (commissioner) shall promulgate rules that create a process to identify any carriers that significantly deviate from average dental loss ratios and to investigate the causes of the deviation.
The act requires the commissioner to adopt rules that require each carrier that provides a dental coverage plan to issue to covered persons to whom a dental coverage plan identification card is issued a standardized written or virtual card containing plan information.
The act also requires prepaid dental plans to file rates with the division.
The act appropriates $64,252 from the division of insurance cash fund to the department of regulatory agencies for use by the division of insurance for personal services and operating expenses.
APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 23-179 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 23-179 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 23-179, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment O). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment P). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment Q). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 23-179, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2023 | Third Reading | BILL |
60
AYE
5
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2023 | Third Reading | BILL |
27
AYE
5
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/13/2023 | L.006 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 04/13/2023 | L.011 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/13/2023 | L.012 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/06/2023 | J.001 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 03/23/2023 | L.004 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 03/23/2023 | L.002 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 03/23/2023 | L.001 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/02/2023 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/10/2023 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/10/2023 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/09/2023 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/06/2023 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/04/2023 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 05/03/2023 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/27/2023 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/25/2023 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/18/2023 | House | House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 04/14/2023 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services |
| 04/14/2023 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/13/2023 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/11/2023 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/06/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/23/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 03/06/2023 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2023 | 332 | Dental Plans Medical Loss Ratio |