Provides for standardized health insurance contracts for small dental employers
This bill creates a program to offer standardized health insurance contracts specifically to small dental employers that meet certain size and staffing requirements. To qualify, a dental employer must have fifty or fewer employees, at least one general dentist providing care to Medicaid patients, and at least two licensed dental hygienists. The legislation mandates that insurance companies offer a fixed benefit package to these qualifying groups and requires them to accept applications at any time during the year. Additionally, the bill establishes rules for stop-loss funds to manage financial risk and includes provisions for adjusting wage thresholds annually based on federal poverty levels.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jun 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 4, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 4, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NB
Neil Breslin
DDemocratic/Working Families
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