(a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each domestic nonprofit dental service corporation shall be charged an assessment to partially support the activities of the division of insurance in the department of business regulation.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.1-10

  • 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.
  • Dental service: means the professional services rendered by persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to practice dentistry, and prosthetic dentures, bridges, appliances, or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth, prosthetic appliances, orthodontic appliances, precious metal, and ceramic restorations, necessary in connection with the services and supplied by licensed persons, and drugs, medicines, supplies, and nursing care necessary in connection with the services, or expense indemnity for the services, prosthetic dentures, bridges, appliances, or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth, prosthetic appliances, orthodontic appliances, precious metal and ceramic restorations, drugs, medicines, supplies, and care, as may be specified in any nonprofit dental service plan. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.1-1

(b)  The minimum assessment charged shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).

History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 29, § 4; P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 18; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 133.