{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-577","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-577","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 38-174ii). Consumer dental health plans. Definitions.","body":"(a) For the purposes of sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive:\n(1) “Capitation” means a payment system in which a dentist or group of dentists earn a fixed monthly fee from an enrolled individual or group of employees in return for providing a specific range of services for a contract year;\n(2) “Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner;\n(3) “Dental plan” means any contractual arrangement for dental services provided directly or arranged for or administered directly on a prepaid individual or group capitation basis;\n(4) “Dental plan organization” means any dentist or group of dentists who undertake to provide directly or to arrange for or administer one or more dental plans providing dental services;\n(5) “Dentist” means a person duly licensed under the provisions of chapter 379; and\n(6) “Evidence of coverage” means any certificate, agreement or contract issued to an enrollee in a dental plan which sets forth the dental services to which the enrollee is entitled.\n(b) The provisions of sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive, shall not apply to a licensed insurance company, licensed hospital service corporation or licensed medical service corporation or a health care center.","path":["TITLE 38a. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 700c. HEALTH INSURANCE","PART VI. CONSUMER DENTAL HEALTH PLANS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_700c.htm#sec_38a-577","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:12Z","sha256":"a9f47b081cec4c42e2ea5f8882834583b0b45cff1f276ee82034b543e1a0f90e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-575-and-38a-576","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-578"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}