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§36-6060.6.
§36-6060.6.
A. Any health benefit plan that is offered, issued or renewed in this
state on or after January 1, 1999, that provides hospitalization
benefits shall provide coverage for anesthesia expenses including
anesthesia practitioner expenses for the administration of the
anesthesia, and hospital and ambulatory surgical center expenses
associated with any medically necessary dental procedure when provided
to a covered person who is:
1. Severely disabled; or
2. A minor eight (8) years of age or under,
and who has a medical or emotional condition which requires
hospitalization or general anesthesia for dental care.
B. A health benefit plan may require prior authorization for either
inpatient or outpatient hospitalization for dental care in the same
manner that prior authorization is required for hospitalization for
other covered diseases or conditions.
C. Coverage provided for in subsection A of this section shall be
subject to the same annual deductibles, copayments or coinsurance
limits as established for all other covered benefits under the health
benefit plan.
D. As used in this section, "health benefit plan" means any plan or
arrangement as defined in subsection C of Section 6060.4 of Title 36
of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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