§ 1374.18

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 125, Sec. 1. (AB 952) Effective January 1, 2024.
(a)To assist a provider in determining if an enrollee’s health care service plan coverage is regulated by the State of California, the health care service plan shall disclose whether the enrollee’s dental coverage is “State Regulated” through a provider portal, if available, or otherwise upon request, on or after January 1, 2025.
(b)A health care service plan shall include the statement “State Regulated” if the enrollee’s dental coverage is subject to regulation by the department on an electronic or physical identification card, or both if available,

for contracts covering dental services issued on or after January 1, 2025.

(c)For purposes of this section, “health care service plan” means a health care service plan that issues, sells, renews, or offers a contract covering dental services, including a specialized health care service plan covering dental services.

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