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HB 1091

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Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: HealthSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting certain insurers and dental plan organizations from prohibiting an assignment of benefits to a provider who is a dentist by an insured or refusing to directly reimburse a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist; requiring a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist and who seeks an assignment of benefits from an insured or enrollee to provide certain information to the insured or enrollee before performing a health care service and submit a disclosure form to document the assignment of benefits; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLeboe, WilliamMSDAOral
FAVProkop, Dr MarlaMSDAOral
FAVKerr, KenMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVDargan, StephenMaryland State Dental AssociationOral
FAVDoring, CharlesMaryland State Dental AssociationOral
FAVDoherty, DanielMaryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Kerr, Delegate KerrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
INFOWilliams, IrniseOAGWritten (PDF)

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