Connecticut General Statutes Title 38A. Insurance § 38a-577. Consumer dental health plans. Definitions

(1) “Capitation” means a payment system in which a dentist or group of dentists earn a fixed monthly fee from an enrolled individual or group of employees in return for providing a specific range of services for a contract year;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner;

(3) “Dental plan” means any contractual arrangement for dental services provided directly or arranged for or administered directly on a prepaid individual or group capitation basis;

(4) “Dental plan organization” means any dentist or group of dentists who undertake to provide directly or to arrange for or administer one or more dental plans providing dental services;

(5) “Dentist” means a person duly licensed under the provisions of chapter 379;  1 and

(6) “Evidence of coverage” means any certificate, agreement or contract issued to an enrollee in a dental plan which sets forth the dental services to which the enrollee is entitled.