Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1117: Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act; create to require annual reporting.
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE CREATING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DENTAL SERVICES ACT; TO REQUIRE DENTAL INSURANCE CARRIERS TO PERFORM DENTAL LOSS RATIO CALCULATIONS AND FILE A DENTAL LOSS RATIO ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE SUCH REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO FILE A REPORT ON THE DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY CARRIERS WITH BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to be known as the creating transparency and accountability in dental services act; to require dental insurance carriers to perform dental loss ratio calculations and file a dental loss ratio annual report with the commissioner of insurance; to require the commissioner to make such reports available to the public on the website for the department of insurance; to require the commissioner to file a report on the data collected pursuant to the reports submitted by carriers with both the senate and house insurance committees; and for related purposes.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE CREATING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DENTAL SERVICES ACT; TO REQUIRE DENTAL INSURANCE CARRIERS TO PERFORM DENTAL LOSS RATIO CALCULATIONS AND FILE A DENTAL LOSS RATIO ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE SUCH REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO FILE A REPORT ON THE DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY CARRIERS WITH BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act". The purpose of this act is to provide for transparency and accountability of the expenditures of dental health care service plan premiums and to require annual reporting. (2) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings as defined in this subsection, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Commissioner" and "department" refer to the Commissioner of Insurance and the Department of Insurance respectively. *HR43/R1920* H. B. No. 1117 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1920 PAGE 1 (ELS\KP) (b) "Dental carrier" or "carrier" means a dental insurance company, dental service corporation, dental plan organization authorized …