Texas § 1451.2065 CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS.

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§ 1451.2065 — CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS.

Texas § 1451.2065

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1451.2065 (2026).

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Sec. 1451.2065. CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Covered service" means a dental care service for which reimbursement is available under a patient's employee benefit plan or health insurance policy, or for which reimbursement is available subject to a contractual limitation, including:

(A)a deductible;

(B)a copayment;

(C)coinsurance;

(D)a waiting period;

(E)an annual or lifetime maximum limit;

(F)a frequency limitation;

(G)an alternative benefit payment; or

(H)any other limitation.

(2)"Insurer" means a provider or issuer of an employee benefit plan or health insurance policy.

(b)A contract between an insurer and a dentist may not:

(1)limit the fee the dentist may charge for a service that is not a covered service; or

(2)include a provision that both:

(A)allow

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Sec. 1451.2065. CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Covered service" means a dental care service for which reimbursement is available under a patient's employee benefit plan or health insurance policy, or for which reimbursement is available subject to a contractual limitation, including:
(A) a deductible;
(B) a copayment;
(C) coinsurance;
(D) a waiting period;
(E) an annual or lifetime maximum limit;
(F) a frequency limitation;
(G) an alternative benefit payment; or
(H) any other limitation.
(2) "Insurer" means a provider or issuer of an employee benefit plan or health insurance policy.
(b) A contract between an insurer and a dentist may not:
(1) limit the fee the dentist may charge for a service that is not a covered service; or
(2) include a provision that both:
(A) allows the insurer to disallow a service, resulting in denial of payment to the dentist for a service that ordinarily would have been covered; and
(B) prohibits the dentist from billing for and collecting the amount owed from the patient for that service if there is a dental necessity, as defined by Section 32.054 , Human Resources Code, for that service.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (S.B. 554 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 1527 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.