BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1535: Dental insurance practices

Ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices.

Summary

Prohibits certain stand-alone dental plans from overriding the decisions of the treating dentist and the patient.
Prohibits certain stand-alone dental plans from reducing reimbursement rates during the term of the contract without the dentist's consent.
Limits the circumstances under which a dentist may be required to accept payment via a credit card or electronic funds transfer.
Requires noncontracting dentists to be paid the same as contracting dentists, under certain circumstances.
Imposes a minimum dental loss ratio on stand-alone dental plans.
Subjects stand-alone dental plans to rate review.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1535), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 1535 (2019–20) Dev. disability serv. choice · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1535 (2017–18) County commissioner election · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1535 (2015–16) Firearm dealer deliveries · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1535 (2013–14) Community college faculty · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1535 (2011–12) Written business contracts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1535 (2009–10) Thoroughfare wrksite traffic · Did not pass · died in committee