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OK HB2805

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Marti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Oklahoma Medical Loss Ratios for Dental (DLR) Health Care Services Plans Act, requiring dental carriers to calculate and report the percentage of premium dollars spent on patient care versus administrative costs

  • Requires dental carriers to file annual DLR reports with the Insurance Commissioner by May 1, 2026, and each May 1 thereafter, with data made publicly available in searchable format on the Oklahoma Insurance Department website

  • Limits quality improvement activities to no more than 5% of net premium revenue when calculating the dental loss ratio, and excludes overhead and administrative costs from the numerator

  • Authorizes the Commissioner to investigate carriers with DLRs more than one standard deviation below the market average, with potential enforcement actions including ordering rebates to policyholders by August 1 of the following fiscal year

  • Establishes that carriers remaining outliers for two consecutive years may be subject to minimum DLR percentage requirements, effective no sooner than 42 months after being identified as an outlier

Legislative Description

Dental benefit plans; creating the Medical Loss Ratios for Dental (DLR) Health Care Services Plans Act; definitions; formula; reporting to Insurance Department; data verification; rebate calculation; rates; effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Business and Insurance4/1/2025
Insurance2/4/2025
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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