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Kansas committee hears bill to require dentists' explicit opt-in for virtual credit card payments
Summary
Proponents told the Committee on Insurance that House Bill 2564 would close a loophole by requiring dentists to expressly opt in to receive claims payments by virtual credit card or electronic funds transfer, preventing insurers from automatically re-enrolling providers into fee-bearing payment methods.
House Bill 2564, discussed at a Committee on Insurance hearing, would require dental benefit plans (or their contracted vendors or health maintenance organizations) to obtain a dentist’s clear, written agreement before paying claims by credit card or electronic funds transfer, with the dentist’s selected method remaining effective until changed or a new contract is executed.
The bill’s proponents—Kevin Robertson, executive director of the Kansas Dental Association, oral surgeon Dr. Dan Nielsen of Great Plains Oral Surgery in Olathe, and Dr. Nathan Niles of Arkansas City—told lawmakers the measure closes a loophole created after a 2022…
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