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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2564 regulates dental benefit plan payment methods and requires express dentist consent for credit card fees
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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What This Bill Proposed
Dental benefit plans and their vendors are prohibited from restricting claim payments to credit card-only methods, required to disclose any associated fees, and mandated to obtain express acceptance from dentists before using credit card or electronic funds transfer payment methods starting July 1, 2026.
Dentists gain the right to maintain their chosen payment method for the duration of a contract without unilateral changes from insurers, while insurers and vendors must implement explicit opt-in procedures for fee-bearing electronic payment methods.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
dentists
Dentists must provide express acceptance for electronic payment methods and gain the right to keep their selected payment method for the contract duration.
dental benefit plans
Dental benefit plans must notify providers of fees, provide alternative payment instructions, and secure express written consent for specific payment methods.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a dental insurance plan force a dentist to accept credit card payments?
How long does a dentist's chosen payment method remain in effect?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied on Calendar
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
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- Mar 4, 2026SenateHearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
- Feb 25, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Feb 24, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Feb 11, 2026HouseHearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N
- Jan 27, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Insurance
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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