Sec. 843.3115.  CONTRACTS WITH DENTISTS.  (a)  In this section, "covered service" means a dental care service for which reimbursement is available under an enrollee's health care plan contract, or for which reimbursement is available subject to a contractual limitation, including:
(1)  a deductible;
(2)  a copayment;
(3)  coinsurance;
(4)  a waiting period;
(5)  an annual or lifetime maximum limit;
(6)  a frequency limitation; or
(7)  an alternative benefit payment.
(b)  A contract between a health maintenance organization and a dentist may not limit the fee the dentist may charge for a service that is not a covered service.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (S.B. 554), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.