New Jersey Statutes 17:48A-28.1. Policies providing for reimbursement of services of dentist; additional applicable provisions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:48A-28.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Notwithstanding any provision of a group or individual policy or contract of a medical service plan, whenever such a policy or contract provides for reimbursement for any service which is within the lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed dentist, the following provisions shall apply:
a. A person covered under such medical service policy or contract shall be entitled to reimbursement for such service regardless of whether the service is performed by a duly licensed physician or duly licensed dentist.
b. Equal reimbursement rates shall be paid for services performed, regardless of the discipline of the provider of the service.
L.1978, c. 187, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1979.