354.700. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

354.700. As used in sections 354.700 to 354.723, the following termsmean:

(1) "Dental care services", services included in the practice ofdentistry as defined in section 332.071, RSMo;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of insurance, financialinstitutions and professional registration;

(3) "Enrollee", an individual who is enrolled in a prepaid dental planas a principal subscriber together with such individual's dependents who areentitled to dental care benefits under the plan solely because of their statusas dependents of the principal subscriber;

(4) "Prepaid dental plan", any contractual arrangement to provide,either directly or through arrangement with others, specified dental benefitsto enrollees on a fixed prepayment basis or as a benefit of such enrollees'participation or membership in any other contract, agreement, or group or anycorporation, partnership or other entity which undertakes to provide orarrange specified dental benefits on a prepayment or other basis or toindemnify for specified dental benefits;

(5) "Prepaid dental plan corporation", a corporation operating a prepaiddental plan;

(6) "Provider", any person licensed as a dentist pursuant to chapter332, RSMo.

(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 1, A.L. 1992 S.B. 698)

*Transferred 1988; formerly 379.900