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ME LD1800
Bill
Status
6/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anne-Marie Mastraccio
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AI Summary
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Prohibits insurers and health maintenance organizations from requiring participating dental providers to charge insurer-set fees for dental services that are not covered by the patient's insurance plan
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Applies to individual dental insurance, group dental insurance, health insurance covering dental services, and HMO contracts with dental coverage
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Defines "covered dental service" to include services subject to deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, waiting periods, annual/lifetime maximums, and frequency limitations
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Requires fees for covered dental services to be set by insurers "in good faith" and prohibits nominal fee amounts
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Approved by the Governor on June 12, 2025, as Public Law Chapter 298
Legislative Description
An Act to Prohibit Health Care Entities Providing Dental Plans from Requiring a Dental Provider to Charge Fees for Uncovered Dental Services
Insurance
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/10/2025