HLS 20RS-772 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 295
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to the cancellation of a dental policy
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 22:1153(C), relative to the cancellation of a dental service contract; to provide
3 for an effective date for the cancellation of a dental service contract; to provide for
4 payment of the premium; to define key terms; to provide for applicability; to provide
5 for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 22:1153(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §1153. Additional regulations
9 * * *
10 C.(1) Each contract between a dental service contractor and a policyholder
11 shall provide that the cancellation of the contract by the policyholder shall be
12 effective no earlier than the last day of the month in which the dental service
13 contractor receives the notice of cancellation from the policyholder.
14 (2) The policyholder shall be liable for the premium due to the dental service
15 contractor for the period of time in which the dental service contract continues in full
16 force prior to the effective date of the termination of the dental service contract as
17 provided for in this Subsection.
18 (3) For the purposes of this Subsection, "policyholder” means the employer
19 for an employer-sponsored plan or the individual subscriber for an individual plan.
20 Section 2(A). This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2021.
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HB NO. 295
1 (B) This Act shall apply to any new dental service contract issued on and after
2January 1, 2021. Any dental service contract in effect prior to January 1, 2021, shall convert
3to conform to the provisions of this Act on or before the renewal date, but no later than
4January 1, 2021.
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)]
HB 295 Original 2020 Regular Session Huval
Abstract: Provides for the effective date of a notice of cancellation for a dental service
contract.
Proposed law requires each contract between a dental service contractor and a subscriber or
policyholder to provide that the cancellation of the contract by the policyholder shall be
effective no earlier than the last day of the month in which the dental service contractor
receives the notice of cancellation from the policyholder.
Proposed law requires the policyholder to be liable for the premium due to the dental service
contractor for the period of time in which the dental service contract continues in full force
prior to the effective date of the termination of the dental service contract.
Effective Jan. 1, 2021.
(Adds R.S. 22:1153(C))
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