20-847. Contracts; dentists; covered services; definition
A. A contract, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, between a dental service corporation and a dentist who is licensed to practice in this state shall not require the dentist to provide services to an individual covered under a subscription contract based on a fee set by the dental service corporation unless the service for which the fee applies is a covered service under the individual's subscription contract.
B. This section does not restrict the ability of a dental service corporation to establish dental benefits for services offered by plans that are administered but not insured by the dental service corporation.
C. For the purposes of this section, " covered service" means a service for which any reimbursement is available under a subscription contract without regard to contractual limitations by a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, waiting period, annual or lifetime maximum, frequency limitation, alternative benefit payment, exclusion or other limitation.
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