North Dakota Century Code Title 26.1. Insurance § 26.1-47-02.4. Method of dental payment option

1. A preferred provider arrangement may not include restrictions on methods of payment from the dental insurer or third-party payor vendor to the dental provider in which the only acceptable payment method is a credit card payment.

2. If initiating or changing payments to a dental provider using electronic funds transfer payments, including virtual credit card payments, a dental insurer or the contracted vendor shall:

3. A dental provider or a contracted vendor, which initiates or changes payments to a dental provider through the automated clearinghouse network, under title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, sections 162.1601 and 162.1602, may not charge a fee solely to transmit the payment to a dental provider unless the dental provider has consented to the fee. A dental provider's agent may charge reasonable fees if transmitting an automated clearinghouse network payment related to transaction management, data management, portal services, and other value-added services in addition to the bank transmittal.

4. As used in this section, “dental insurer” and “dental provider” have the same meaning as in section 26.1-36.9-01.