11 NCAC 12 .0550             ORTHODONTIC COVERAGE LIMITATIONS

No insurer providing benefits for orthodontic services and supplies shall condition receipt of those benefits upon a determination of the class of malocclusion or any measurement of the position of the teeth or jaws, but shall rely upon the opinion of an orthodontist who has examined the patient.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58‑2‑40; 58‑3‑120; 58‑3‑150; 58‑51‑1; 58‑51‑95; 58‑63‑15; 58‑65‑40; 58‑67‑50;

Eff. April 1, 1982;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.