Covered services for dental care definition modification
This bill (SF 1137) amends Minnesota law to clarify the definition of "covered services" in dental insurance plans. It specifies that covered services include dental care for which reimbursement is available under a plan, even after accounting for standard limitations like deductibles, co-pays, or annual maximums. The bill requires dentists to provide patients with a cost estimate for non-covered services before treatment and prohibits charging more than usual fees for those services. It does not change existing plan limitations like deductibles or annual benefit caps, but ensures transparency for patients regarding costs of non-covered care.
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in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Feb 10, 2025
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1
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Boldon
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Alice Mann
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Glenn Gruenhagen
RRepublican
Co
Paul Utke
RRepublican
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