HRS §448D-1
What the dental insurance terms mean
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines three key terms used in the dental insurance law: dental service organization, prepaid dental insurance, and subscriber. It explains who runs the plan, what the plan is, and who is covered under it.
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The statute, as written — Definitions
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Dental service organization" means any person who undertakes to provide or to arrange for or administer one or more prepaid dental insurance plans. "Prepaid dental insurance" means any contractual arrangement for dental services provided directly or arranged for or administered directly on a prepaid individual, group, or capitation basis. "Subscriber" means a member of the public or group who has contracted with a dental service organization for the provision of dental services including dependents who are entitled to dental services under the plan solely because of their status as dependents of the subscriber.
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