SSB 5351: Ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices.
Signed into law: Chapter 219, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- King
- Introduced
- January 17, 2025
- Status
- C 219 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 12, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Prohibits dental-only plans from denying claims because the procedures were performed on the same day. Limits the circumstances under which a dental claim may be paid with a credit card. Requires a stakeholder forum to be convened to discuss and make recommendations on dental insurance issues.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 11, 202594 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 10, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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