Montana Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies § 33-22-2201. Short title--purpose--scope--exceptions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) This part may be cited as the “Montana Dental Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act”.

(2) The purpose of this part is to:

(a) require that dental insurance coverage has a medical loss ratio that is transparent to the public and fair to covered individuals; and

(b) provide for transparency of the expenditure of dental health care plan premiums and to require annual reports and remediation if the dental loss ratio falls below a certain percentage.

(3) The provisions of this part apply to all policies and certificates of individual and group dental insurance offered to, renewed for, or issued to Montana residents by a disability insurer offering dental coverage.

(4) This part does not apply to health insurance coverage that has dental benefits imbedded in the plan in addition to other medical benefits and is subject to the minimum medical loss ratio requirements of Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

(5) This part does not apply to dental care services covered under medicaid or the healthy Montana kids plan provided for in Title 53, chapter 4, part 11.

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