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OK SB1060
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kristen Thompson
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AI Summary
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Establishes medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements for dental benefit plans, requiring a minimum of 80% for large group plans and 75% for individual and small group plans to be spent on patient care rather than overhead costs, effective January 1, 2028.
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Requires dental insurers to file annual MLR reports with the Insurance Department organized by market and product type, with the Department posting reported ratios publicly by August 1 each year while keeping underlying data confidential.
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Mandates dental plans provide annual rebates to enrollees on a pro rata basis if their MLR falls below the required thresholds, with rebates due by August 1 of the following year.
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Prohibits dental plans from establishing rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory, with presumptive disapproval if administrative expense increases exceed the dental services Consumer Price Index increase, triggering a public hearing by the Insurance Department.
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Exempts state Medicaid programs and state-sponsored health benefit plans from these requirements; effective date November 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Dental benefit plans; establishing formula for medical loss ratio; exempting certain dental plans; requiring annual rebate for certain plan years by certain plans. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
2/4/2025