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Code · Louisiana · Title 22 — Insurance

RS 22:1021

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RS 22:1021
SUBPART B. STATE MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS
§1021. Prohibition of discrimination against dental care services
A. Whenever the terms "physician", "surgeon", "medical doctor", or any other terms which refer to licensed practitioners of the healing arts are used in any health and accident insurance policy, group health and accident insurance policy, certificate of insurance, contract providing coverage for hospital service, medical or surgical benefits as set out in R.S. 22:839, miscellaneous insurance contract authorized by R.S. 22:47(14) which provides benefits for hospital and medical care, public employee group benefit program document, subscriber contract providing health care treatment coverage, or any other policy, contract, or document providing for the payment of health care treatment procedures which are specified in the policy, contract, or document and are within the scope of a dentist's professional license, such terms shall be construed to include a dentist, licensed under the laws of the state of Louisiana governing the practice of dentistry under Chapter 9, Title 37, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, who performs such specified treatment procedures.
B. Payment shall not be denied for a service provided by a person licensed to engage in the practice of dentistry if that service would be a covered service if provided by a person licensed to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery, if the service can be lawfully performed within the scope of a person's license to practice dentistry.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable only with respect to policies, contracts, or other documents delivered, issued for delivery, promulgated, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 1990.
D. This Section shall not be construed to mandate that any benefit or health care treatment be authorized and included in a policy, contract, or other document.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 544, §1; Acts 1989, No. 817, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:213.1 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:1321 redesignated as R.S. 22:801 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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