Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF159: Dental insurance.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to the insurance code; providing dental insurance requirements for billing and coding as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the insurance code; providing dental insurance requirements for billing and coding as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the insurance code; providing dental insurance requirements for billing and coding as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 26‐22‐505(a), (b) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to limitation on fee schedules for noncovered services; definition; applicability. (a) No person or entity contracting with dentists to provide coverage or reimbursement for dental services . (ii) Based on the provider's contracted fee for covered services, use downcoding in a manner that prevents a provider from collecting a fee for actual services performed as specified in subsection (b) of this section; (iii) Utilize the practice of bundling in a manner where a procedure code is labeled as nonbillable to the patient unless, under generally accepted practice standards, the procedure code is for a procedure that may be provided in conjunction with another procedure; (iv) Adjust a procedure code submitted by a dentist unless the following conditions are (B) The person has sufficient information to make the change; (C) The explanation of benefits provided to the subscriber shall include the reason for the downcoding and citation of the person's applicable policy. (v) Allow the explanation of benefits to state or infer that the code billed by the dentist or other health care provider was inappropriate unless there is evidence …
Sponsors
- Wylie, Cody (R, H39)
- Barlow, Eric (R, S23)
- Cooper, Ed (R, S20)
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
- Jones, Stacy (R, S13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- : S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Dental insurance.
Common questions
- What is SF159?
- SF159 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Dental insurance.
- What does SF159 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the insurance code; providing dental insurance requirements for billing and coding as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF159?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF159?
- Jones, Stacy (R, S13), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF159?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0159
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