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LD1058 • 2025

An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved

An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved

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Sponsor
Representative Randall Greenwood
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved

An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved Sponsor: Representative Randall Greenwood Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved Sponsor: Representative Randall Greenwood Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved
Sponsor:
Representative Randall Greenwood
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1058
H.P. 687 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying
Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GREENWOOD of Wales.

Page 1 - 132LR1809(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §2723-A, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
34. Coordination of benefits for dental insurance. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a
4 policy may not coordinate benefits when an insured is covered under more than one policy
5 that provides benefits for dental services.
6SUMMARY
7 This bill prohibits the coordination of benefits when an insured is covered under more
8 than one policy that provides benefits for dental services.
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