§ 1 This Act may be cited as the Dental Service Plan Act
§ 2 For the purpose of this Act, the terms set forth in Sections 3 …
§ 3 “Dental service plan corporation” means a corporation organized under …
§ 4 “Dental service plan” means a plan or system under which dental …
§ 5 “Dental service” means the ordinary and usual professional services …
§ 6 “Subscriber” means a natural person to whom a subscription …
§ 7 “Beneficiary” means a person designated in a subscription certificate …
§ 8 “Subscription certificate” means a certificate issued to a subscriber …
§ 9 “Covered dependent” means a subscriber’s spouse, or a subscriber’s …
§ 10 “Participating dentist” means a dentist licensed in Illinois to …
§ 11 “Director” means the Director of Insurance of the State of Illinois
§ 12 All masculine pronouns may import the masculine, feminine or neuter …
§ 13 “Person” means any of the following: natural person, corporation, …
§ 14 “Geographic area” means an area consisting of 2 or more contiguous …
§ 15 It is unlawful for any person, except a dental service plan …
§ 15.1 No new plans may be chartered
§ 16 Nine or more natural persons of legal age, all of whom are residents …
§ 17 The business and affairs of a dental service plan corporation shall …
§ 18 A dental service plan corporation may, in the discretion of its board …
§ 19 Every dentist licensed in Illinois to practice dentistry, and who is …
§ 20 The charter of a dental service plan corporation shall set forth: …
§ 21 Prior to the issuance of a charter to any such corporation, the …
§ 22 Amendments to a charter shall be made by application to the Director …
§ 23 After the issuance of a charter, the Director, as he deems in the …
§ 24 The Director may revoke or amend, after reasonable notice and …
§ 25 Application of Insurance Code provisions
§ 26 Examination of corporations
§ 27 No dental service plan corporation shall enter into any contract with …
§ 27.1 Reinsurance agreement; filing.A dental service plan may enter into …
§ 28 No subscription certificate shall be issued by any dental service …
§ 29 Every subscription certificate made by a dental service plan …
§ 30 Every contract entered into between a dental service plan corporation …
§ 30.1 (1) No service plan contract of a dental service plan corporation …
§ 30.2 Medical Assistance Exclusions Prohibited
§ 30.3 Medical Assistance Exclusions Void
§ 31 In every such subscription certificate, referred to in Section …
§ 32 A dental service plan corporation may enter into agreements with …
§ 32.1 All claims payable in the form of indemnities under the terms of a …
§ 33 No corporation subject to the provisions of this Act shall, except …
§ 34 No such corporation shall disburse during any one year, except upon …
§ 35 Investments; reserves; deficiencies
§ 38 To the extent that the same are applicable and not inconsistent with …
§ 39 Every dental service plan corporation shall pay to the Director the …
§ 40 Every dental service plan corporation shall, at the written request …
§ 41 A dental service plan corporation may receive and accept from …
§ 42 A dental service plan corporation shall not be liable for injuries …
§ 43 Every dental service plan corporation organized hereunder shall be …
§ 44 Any person, or any agent or officer of the corporation who violates …
§ 45 The provisions of this Act are severable, and if any provision of …
§ 46 Every final administrative decision of the Director is subject to …
§ 47 Continuance privilege; group type contracts

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 215 ILCS 110 - Dental Service Plan Act

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • sworn: shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.