3.0.0 1424 2025-12-05T08:32:00Z 2025-12-05T08:32:00Z Senate S S 2023-05-03 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1424 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-05-03T18:52:40Z 118 1385 HR 2023-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2023-05-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2023-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2023-05-03 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2023-06-20 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2023-06-21 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2023-07-20 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2024-04-10 False W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2024-04-23 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2024-06-12 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2024-06-12 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2024-07-29 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2024-07-30 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2024-08-01 False Health Civil actions and liability 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z Dental care 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z Employee benefits and pensions 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z Health care costs and insurance 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z Health care coverage and access 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z Hearing, speech, and vision care 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z State and local government operations 2023-05-25T14:45:44Z Health 2023-05-17T17:45:52Z

00 2023-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2023-06-01T22:33:16Z <p><b>Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act of 2023 or the DOC Access Act</b> <b>of 20</b><strong>23</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from setting rates for items and services, except for dental cleanings, provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan does not pay a substantial amount.</p> <p>Additionally, an agreement between a plan and such a doctor for limited scope dental or vision benefits may last longer than two years only with the prior acceptance of the doctor for each term extension. Plans also may not restrict such a doctor's choice of laboratories or suppliers. </p> <p>Such doctors may elect to waive the application of the payment amount and choice of laboratories provisions of this bill.</p> <p>The bill does not supersede state laws regarding health insurers and dental or vision benefit plans.</p>

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