Vermont Statutes Title 8. Banking and Insurance, § 4122. Fees for covered dental services

(a) No dental insurer, health insurer, or other similar entity that covers dental services and is subject to regulation by the Department of Financial Regulation, and no contract or participating provider agreement with a dentist, shall require, directly or indirectly, that a dentist who is a participating provider provide dental services to a covered individual at a fee set by, or subject to the approval of, the insurer or other regulated entity unless the dental services are covered services.

(b) No person providing third-party administrator services shall make available to any customers a plan that sets dental fees for providers in its provider network for any dental services other than covered services.

(c) Fees for covered services shall be set in good faith and shall not be nominal.

(d) The Commissioner of Financial Regulation shall enforce the provisions of this section pursuant to the Commissioner's authority under this title.