58-17-163. Dental care insurers to honor assignment of benefits.Any insurer that provides dental care insurance to a person shall honor an assignment, made in writing by the person insured under the policy, of payments due under the policy to a dentist or a dental corporation for dental care services provided to the person that is insured under the policy. Upon notice of the assignment, the insurer shall make payments directly to the dentist or dental corporation providing the dental care services. A dentist or dental corporation with a valid assignment may bill the insurer and notify the insurer of the assignment. Upon request of the insurer, the dentist or dental corporation shall provide a copy of the assignment to the insurer. Source: SL 2017, ch 213, §1.
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