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HB1091Introduced in the House of Delegates

Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

Passed

Introduced by Ken Kerr, District 3

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Prohibiting certain insurers and dental plan organizations from prohibiting an assignment of benefits to a provider who is a dentist by an insured or refusing to directly reimburse a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist; requiring a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist and who seeks an assignment of benefits from an insured or enrollee to provide certain information to the insured or enrollee before performing a health care service and submit a disclosure form to document the assignment of benefits; etc.

Where it stands

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736

May 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 13, 2026

46

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

Bill history

  1. First Reading Health

  2. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

  4. Favorable with Amendments {583426/1 Adopted

  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  6. Third Reading Passed (130-0)

  7. Referred Finance

  8. Favorable Report by Finance

  9. Favorable Adopted

  10. Second Reading Passed

  11. Third Reading Passed (46-0)

  12. Returned Passed

  13. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736

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