HCSHB2743--PREPAIDDENTALINSURANCE
SPONSOR: Stephens(128)
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonInsurancebyavoteof10to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2743.
Thisbilladdsaprepaiddentalplantothedefinitionofahealth
benefitplanandrequiresaprepaiddentalplantoissueapayment
within30daysofthereceivingofalldocumentsreasonablyneeded
todetermineaclaim.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthismakespaymentsandbilling
easierfordentalbills.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Stephens;ArnieC.
Dienoff;andtheMissouriDentalAssociation.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.