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Committee advances bill to limit virtual credit card fees and require disclosure when networks are leased to third parties
Summary
Senate File 158 would restrict insurers from forcing dentists to accept virtual credit card payments and require notice/opt-out rights when insurers lease network access to third parties; the committee passed the bill after testimony from dentists and insurers.
The Labor, Health & Social Services Committee voted to advance Senate File 158, a measure the sponsor said is intended to reduce administrative and payment burdens on dental practices.
Sponsor Senator Jones told the committee the bill establishes a new section of the insurance code to regulate relations between dentists and dental carriers, addressing two practices dentists identified as harmful: (1) insurers sending reimbursements via virtual credit cards that carry per-transaction processing fees for the dentist, and (2)…
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