Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 2377
(Senators Boschee, Bekkedahl, Dwyer)
(Representatives Dockter, Koppelman, Louser)
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 26.1-47-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
preferred provider arrangements and restrictions on dental care services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 26.1-47-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended
and reenacted as follows:
26.1-47-02.1. Fees for dental services - Prohibition.
1.As used in this section, "covered services" means dental care services for which a
reimbursement is available under an enrollee's plan or for which a reimbursement would be
available but for the application of a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, waiting period,
annual or lifetime maximum, or frequency limitation.
2.Except for fees for covered services, a preferred provider arrangement for a dental plan may
not directly or indirectly set or otherwise regulate the fees charged by the preferred provider
for dental care services.
3.A preferred provider arrangement may not restrict a covered person from receiving or paying
for additional dental care services that were denied by the covered person's dental plan .
4.Unless disclosed to the covered person before receiving dental care, a covered person
receiving or paying for additional dental care services described in subsection 3 may not be
charged a rate in excess of the preferred provider arrangement's contracted rate for covered
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
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Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2377.
Senate Vote:Yeas 43 Nays 1 Absent 3
House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 0 Absent 2
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Secretary of the Senate
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
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Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State