Kansas Statutes Chapter 40. Insurance § 40-2,165. Coverage of general anesthesia in conjunction with dental care for certain individuals

(a) Any individual or group health insurance policy, medical service plan, contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization which provides coverage for accident and health services and which is delivered, issued for delivery, amended or renewed on or after July 1, 1999, also, shall provide coverage for the administration of general anesthesia and medical care facility charges for dental care provided to the following covered persons:

(b) A policy, provision, contract, plan or agreement may:

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any policy or certificate providing coverage for any specified disease, specified accident or accident-only coverage, credit, dental, disability income, hospital indemnity, long-term care, as defined by K.S.A. 40-2227, and amendments thereto, medicare supplement, as defined by the commissioner of insurance by rules and regulations, vision care or other limited-benefit supplemental insurance, nor any coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers' compensation or similar insurance, automobile medical-payment insurance, or any insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault, whether written on a group, blanket or individual basis.

(d) Nothing herein shall be construed to require any individual or group health insurance policy, medical service plan, contract, hospital service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization to provide benefits for any dental procedures.

(e) The provisions of this section shall apply to the state health care benefits program and municipal self-funded pools.

(f) As used in this section “medical care facility” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in K.S.A. 65-425, and amendments thereto.