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SB 813

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

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737 (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 (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKwakye, CandaceCandace Kwakye DDS LLCPosition only
FAVGrillon, GeorgeMD State Dental Association/Md society Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsPosition only
FAVLeboe, WilliamMSDAPosition only
FAVLeboe, WilliamMSDAPosition only
FAVProkop, Dr MarlaMSDAPosition only
FAVDargan, StephenMaryland State Dental AssociationOral
FAVDargan, StephenMaryland State Dental AssociationPosition only
FAVDoring, CharlesMaryland State Dental AssociationPosition only
FAVDoring, CharlesMaryland State Dental AssociationOral
FAVLiang, ChristopherMaryland State Dental AssociationPosition only
FAVSaini, TarunMaryland State Dental AssociationPosition only
FAVDoherty, DanielMaryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDoherty, DanielMaryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKuzmak, LyndsayIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVY, JeanIndividualPosition only
UNFLerol, TravisTravis LerolPosition only
INFOWilliams, IrniseOAGWritten (PDF)
INFOWilliams, IrniseOAGWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record