{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-37-771.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 37:771.1","heading":"Dentist fees; discount to an uninsured individual; effect on a dentist's contracted reimbursement amount","body":"A. Notwithstanding any state or federal provisions to the contrary, a contracted dentist licensed to practice dentistry by the board may offer a discount for dental care services rendered to an uninsured individual. Any such discount granted by a contracted dentist to an uninsured individual shall not reduce the contracted reimbursement amount between a dentist and a health or dental insurance issuer for dental care services rendered to the issuer's enrollees, insureds, and subscribers.\nB. For the purposes of this Section:\n(1) \"Contracted dentist\" means a dentist licensed to practice dentistry by the board who has executed a direct, specific contract with a health insurance issuer.\n(2) \"Contracted reimbursement amount\" means the quantity of remuneration a health or dental insurance issuer has agreed to pay a dentist for rendering dental care services in a direct, specific agreement between a dentist and a health or dental insurance issuer.\n(3) \"Enrollee\", \"insured\", or \"subscriber\" means an individual who is enrolled or insured by a health or dental insurance issuer or who is subscribed to a dental service contractor for dental insurance coverage or prepaid dental services.\n(4) \"Health or dental insurance issuer\" means any entity that offers health or dental insurance coverage through a policy, contract, dental benefit plan, or certificate of insurance subject to state law that regulates the business of insurance. For purposes of this Section, a \"health or dental insurance issuer\" shall include but not be limited to a dental service contractor as defined and certified pursuant to Subpart G of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=410668","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:49Z","sha256":"e182543459cee2f63d33bdaf035b69aaa48ad82d66984c88beea0fe37920c996","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-37-771","next":"us-la/rs-37-772"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}