Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.1-20. Plan change notices
Every entity providing a nonprofit dental service plan as defined in this chapter shall notify all dentists providing services under a group or individual policy, contract, or health benefit plan for coverage of dental services, in writing, of any changes to its rules and regulations, guidelines, policies, or procedures concerning coverage of or payment for dental services. Notice of changes in terms shall be communicated to the participating dentists by the dental plan in electronic mail format or, in addition, beginning January 1, 2012, and upon the written request of the dentist, received by the nonprofit dental service plan on or before December 31, 2011, by U.S. mail, showing the changes in redline format and shall be provided to the participating dentists no later than fifteen (15) days before the effective date of the changes.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 255, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.1-20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dental service: means the professional services rendered by persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to practice dentistry, and prosthetic dentures, bridges, appliances, or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth, prosthetic appliances, orthodontic appliances, precious metal, and ceramic restorations, necessary in connection with the services and supplied by licensed persons, and drugs, medicines, supplies, and nursing care necessary in connection with the services, or expense indemnity for the services, prosthetic dentures, bridges, appliances, or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth, prosthetic appliances, orthodontic appliances, precious metal, and ceramic restorations, drugs, medicines, supplies, and care, as may be specified in any nonprofit dental service plan. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.1-1
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Nonprofit dental service plan: means a plan by which specified dental service is provided to subscribers to the plan by a nonprofit dental service corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.1-1