HB0073 • 2011

Dental services freedom bill.

AN ACT relating to insurance; prohibiting fee schedules in health and dental insurance policies for noncovered services as specified; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Pedersen
Last action: 2011-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

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Amendments

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HB0073HW001

Committee of the Whole • HARVEY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by HARVEY

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HB0073HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

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Bill History

2011-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-03-02 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0048
2011-02-24 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0048
2011-02-24 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0048
2011-02-24 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0048
2011-02-24 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-23 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-22 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-18 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2011-01-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-01-26 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-01-25 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-24 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-24 House
Amendment Adopted
2011-01-24 House
H Amendments Adopted
2011-01-24 House
Amendment Adopted
2011-01-20 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-20 House
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-01-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2011-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-06 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0073
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
11LSO-0319
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0048

Chapter No.:
107

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Pedersen

Catch Title:
Dental
services freedom bill.

Subject:
Enacts a
limitation on fee schedules in dental insurance policies.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act:

o

Provides that a medical or dental insurance policy shall not require a
dentist to provide a service at a fee prescribed under the insurer's fee
schedule, unless the service is a covered service under the terms of the
policy;

o

Applies to policies issued, renewed, delivered or issued for delivery
on or after July 1, 2011.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0073

ENROLLED ACT NO. 48, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
insurance; prohibiting fee schedules
in health and dental insurance policies
for noncovered services as specified; providing a definition;
specifying
applicability;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 26
‑
22
‑
505 is created to read:

26
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22
‑
505.

Dental insurance;
limitation on fee schedules for
noncovered services
; definition; applicability.

(a)

No person or entity contracting with dentists to provide coverage or reimbursement for dental services shall require a dentist to provide services at a fee set by the contract, a policy or a certificate unless the services are covered services by the terms of the contract, policy or certificate.

(b)

For purposes of this section, "covered services" means services reimbursable under the
contract,
policy or
certificate
, subject to
customary
contractual limitations on benefits including such items as deductibles, waiting periods, frequency limitations or charges over the benefit maximum.

(c)

This section shall apply to
contracts,
policies or
certificates

issued, renewed,
delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after
July 1, 2011
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk