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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
SB 73 Reengrossed 2019 Regular Session Long
Proposed law defines "credit card payment" as a type of electronic funds transfer in which
a dental plan or its contracted vendor issues a single-use series of numbers chargeable for
a predetermined dollar amount associated with the payment for dental healthcare services.
Proposed law defines "electronic funds transfer" as an electronic funds transfer through the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standard automated
clearinghouse network.
Proposed law prohibits a dental plan that is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or
otherwise contracted for in this state from limiting the method of payment used by the dental
plan to pay a claim for dental healthcare services provided by a dentist to only credit card
payments.
Proposed law requires a dental plan which initiates or changes payments to a dentist using
electronic funds transfer payments or credit card payments to do both of the following:
(1)Notify the dentist if any fees are associated with a particular payment method.
(2)Advise the dentist of all available methods of payment and provide clear instructions
to the dentist as to how to select an alternative payment method.
Proposed law prohibits the waiver by contract of proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 22:1157(A); Adds R.S. 22:1157(D))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Clarifies credit card payments are a separate payment method and not a form
of electronic funds transfers.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Insurance to the
reengrossed bill:
1. Make technical changes.