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CS/CS/CS/SB 892: Dental Insurance Claims

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Banking and Insurance ; Harrell

Dental Insurance Claims; Prohibiting a contract between a health insurer and a dentist from containing certain restrictions on payment methods; prohibiting a health insurer from charging a fee to transmit a payment to a dentist through Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer unless the dentist has consented to such fee; prohibiting a health insurer from denying claims for procedures included in a prior authorization; prohibiting a contract between a prepaid limited health service organization and a dentist from containing certain restrictions on payment methods, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Last Action: 5/20/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-196
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/12/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    2/8/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/13/24, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    2/13/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    2/15/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
    2/19/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/22/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
    2/26/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24
    2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    2/28/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 506
    • Amendment(s) adopted (328282) -SJ 506
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 508
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 508
    2/28/2024 House • In Messages
    3/4/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    3/5/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 018011 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/6/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    3/6/2024 Senate • In returning messages
    3/7/2024 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (018011) -SJ 911
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 911
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    5/7/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/17/2024 • Approved by Governor
    5/20/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-196

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 892, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2024 at 11:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c2) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 3 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 892, Engrossed 2 Posted 3/8/2024 at 10:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c2) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 3 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 892, Engrossed 1 Posted 2/28/2024 at 4:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c2) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    018011 - Amendment
    Remove lines 89-291 and insert:
    Black 3/5/2024
    6:55 AM
    Senate: Concurred
    3/7/2024
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/6/2024 3:06 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/7/2024 10:41 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 3 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 892, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 2/26/2024 at 10:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c2) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    328282 - Amendment
    Delete lines 121 - 403 and insert:
    Harrell 2/27/2024
    8:41 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    2/28/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/28/2024 4:28 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 4 (pdf)
    627.6474 Provider contracts. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 7 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 9 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 892, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/15/2024 at 11:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c2) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    547364 - Amendment
    Delete lines 95 - 383 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Harrell)
    2/21/2024
    8:07 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/22/2024 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 3 (pdf)
    627.6474 Provider contracts. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 7 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 892, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/8/2024 at 1:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2024 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c1) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    101858 - Amendment
    Delete lines 70 - 341 and insert:
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    (Harrell)
    2/12/2024
    9:25 AM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/13/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/13/2024 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 3 (pdf)
    627.6474 Provider contracts. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 7 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 892, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2023 at 5:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1219 (c1) Dental Insurance Claims Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 892 (Ch. 2024-196)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    642356 - Amendment
    Delete lines 90 - 307 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Harrell)
    2/5/2024
    9:04 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2024 3:00 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6131 Payment of claims. Page 3 (pdf)
    627.6474 Provider contracts. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.032 Acceptable payments. Page 6 (pdf)
    636.035 Provider arrangements. Page 7 (pdf)
    641.315 Provider contracts. Page 10 (pdf)

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