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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 1214

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Relating to: prior authorization for treatment of severe misalignment or malocclusion of teeth under health insurance policies and plans.

Dentistry Insurance — Health Insurance — Life and accident Medical practice group Public employee — Group insurance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits health insurance policies and self-insured governmental health plans that provide coverage for dental and related expenses from solely relying upon the Salzmann Evaluation Index in making prior authorization decisions for the coverage of any treatment of severe misalignment or malocclusion of teeth. Health insurance policies are referred to as disability insurance policies in the bill.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Hysell (D) , Joers (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D)

3 cosponsors

Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Joers, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Hysell, Sinicki and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Larson and Ratcliff

  2. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1