South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17-146. Dental insurers prohibited from setting fees for noncovered service
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No contract between an insurer and a dentist may require a dentist to provide services for an insured at a fee set by the contract unless the services are covered services under the terms of the insured’s plan or policy. For the purposes of this section, the term, covered services, means services reimbursable under the plan, policy, or contract, subject to such contractual limitations on benefits as may apply, including deductibles, waiting periods, frequency limitations, or charges over the benefit maximum.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17-146
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- insured: as used in this chapter , shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits, and rights provided therein. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17-43
Source: SL 2010, ch 239, § 1.