§ 4 — Application and construction of chapter

[Text of section applicable to all dental benefit plans issued, made effective, delivered or renewed on or after January 1, 2024. See 2022, 287, Sec. 4.]

Section 4. Except as otherwise provided below, this chapter shall apply to all dental benefit plans, including plans issued directly by a carrier, through the connector, or through an intermediary. This chapter shall not apply to dental benefit plans issued, delivered or renewed to a self-insured group or where the carrier is acting as a third-party administrator. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a carrier that does not issue dental benefit plans subject to this chapter to issue dental benefit plans subject to this chapter.