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1		-	Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2		-	In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3		-	SENATE BILL NO. 2377
4		-	(Senators Boschee, Bekkedahl, Dwyer)
5		-	(Representatives Dockter, Koppelman, Louser)
6		-	AN ACT to amend and reenact section 26.1-47-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
7		-	preferred provider arrangements and restrictions on dental care services.
	1	+	25.1366.03001
	2	+	Title.04000
	3	+	Adopted by the House Industry,
	4	+	Business and Labor Committee
	5	+	Sixty-ninth
	6	+	March 11, 2025
	7	+	Legislative Assembly
	8	+	of North Dakota
	9	+	Introduced by
	10	+	Senators Boschee, Bekkedahl, Dwyer
	11	+	Representatives Dockter, Koppelman, Louser
	12	+	A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 26.1-47-02.1 of the North Dakota Century
	13	+	Code, relating to preferred provider arrangements and restrictions on dental care services.
8	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9		-	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 26.1-47-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is ~~amended~~
10		-	and reenacted as follows:
	15	+	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 26.1-47-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	16	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
11	17		26.1-47-02.1. Fees for dental services - Prohibition.
12	18		1.As used in this section, "covered services" means dental care services for which a
13		-	reimbursement is available under an enrollee's plan or for which a reimbursement would be
14		-	available but for the application of a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, waiting period,
15		-	annual or lifetime maximum, or frequency limitation.
16		-	2.Except for fees for covered services, a preferred provider arrangement for a dental plan may
17		-	not directly or indirectly set or otherwise regulate the fees charged by the preferred provider
18		-	for dental care services.
19		-	3.A preferred provider arrangement may not restrict a covered person from receiving or paying
20		-	for additional dental care services that were denied by the covered person's dental plan .
21		-	4.Unless disclosed to the covered person before receiving dental care, a covered person
22		-	receiving or paying for additional dental care services described in subsection 3 may not be
23		-	charged a rate in excess of the preferred provider arrangement's contracted rate for covered
24		-	services. S. B. NO. 2377 - PAGE 2
25		-	____________________________ ____________________________
26		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
27		-	____________________________ ____________________________
28		-	Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
29		-	This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
30		-	Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2377.
31		-	Senate Vote:Yeas 43 Nays 1 Absent 3
32		-	House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 0 Absent 2
33		-	____________________________
34		-	Secretary of the Senate
35		-	Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
36		-	Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
37		-	____________________________
38		-	Governor
39		-	Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
40		-	at ________ o’clock ________M.
41		-	____________________________
42		-	Secretary of State
	19	+	reimbursement is available under an enrollee's plan or for which a reimbursement
	20	+	would be available but for the application of a deductible, copayment, coinsurance,
	21	+	waiting period, annual or lifetime maximum, or frequency limitation.
	22	+	2.Except for fees for covered services, a preferred provider arrangement for a dental
	23	+	plan may not directly or indirectly set or otherwise regulate the fees charged by the
	24	+	preferred provider for dental care services.
	25	+	3.A preferred provider arrangement may not restrict a covered person from receiving or
	26	+	paying for covered services at the preferred provider arrangement's contracted rate as
	27	+	described in this section for additional dental care services the covered person's
	28	+	network plan that were denied by the covered person's dental plan due to annual,
	29	+	lifetime, or frequency limitations being met .
	30	+	4. Unless disclosed to the covered person before receiving dental care, a covered
	31	+	person rec eiving or paying for additional dental care services described in
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	33	+	ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2377
	34	+	FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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	57	+	subsection 3 may not be charged a rate in excess of the preferred provider
	58	+	arrangement's contracted rate for covered services.
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