CHAPTER 278
HB 316-FN - FINAL VERSION
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2003 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 316-FN
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for anesthesia for child dental care.
SPONSORS: Rep. Emerton, Hills 48; Rep. Dalrymple, Rock 76; Rep. DiFruscia, Rock 76; Sen. Martel, Dist 18; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15
This bill requires insurers to cover anesthesia provided in conjunction with certain dental procedures for children under 8 years of age. Current law mandates such coverage for children under 4 years of age.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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03-0939
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to insurance coverage for anesthesia for child dental care.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
278:1 Accident and Health Insurance; Coverage for Dental Procedures; Medical or Hospital; Group; Age for Covered Service Increased. Amend RSA 415:18-g, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Is a child under the age of [4] 6 who is determined by a licensed dentist in conjunction with a licensed physician to have a dental condition of significant dental complexity which requires certain dental procedures to be performed in a surgical day care facility or hospital setting; or
278:2 Accident and Health Insurance; Coverage for Dental Procedures; Dental Offices; Age for Covered Service Increased. Amend RSA 415:18-h, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Is a child under the age of [4] 6 who is determined by a licensed dentist in conjunction with a licensed physician to have a dental condition of significant complexity which requires the child to receive general anesthesia for the treatment of such condition; or
278:3 Health Service Corporations; Coverage for Dental Procedures; Age for Covered Service Increased. Amend RSA 420-A:17-b, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Is a child under the age of [4] 6 who is determined by a licensed dentist in conjunction with a licensed primary care physician to have a dental condition of significant dental complexity which requires certain dental procedures to be performed in a surgical day care facility or hospital setting; or
278:4 Health Maintenance Organizations; Coverage for Dental Procedures; Age for Covered Service Increased. Amend RSA 420-B:8-ee, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Is a child under the age of [4] 6 who is determined by a licensed dentist in conjunction with a licensed primary care physician to have a dental condition of significant dental complexity which requires certain dental procedures to be performed in a surgical day care facility or hospital setting; or
278:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.
(Approved: July 18, 2003)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2004)