Missouri Laws 354.715 – Providers of dental care, written contract with prepaid dental plan ..
1. Any provider of dental health care services who agrees with a prepaid dental plan corporation to provide dental care services to its enrollees shall reduce such agreement to a written contract with the prepaid dental plan corporation.
2. Each prepaid dental plan corporation shall establish procedures for review and mediation of complaints of enrollees concerning the quality of care rendered by a participating dentist. In lieu of establishing such procedures, the corporation may agree in a written document submitted to the director to utilize the services of a peer review committee of a state, district, or local dental society which has been established for purposes of providing the type of review and mediation required. Enrollees and participating dentists shall be made aware of the review mechanism adopted by the prepaid dental plan corporation and shall be informed as to how to submit a complaint for review.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 354.715
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020