N.J. Stat. § 45:6-18.1

Current through L. 2024, c. 87.
Section 45:6-18.1 - Extra fee for completion of dental claim form; penalty

No dentist and no professional service corporation engaged in the practice of dentistry in this State shall charge a patient an extra fee for services rendered in completing a dental claim form in connection with a health insurance policy. Any person violating this act shall be subject to a fine of $100.00 for each offense.

Such penalty shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction within its territory of such proceedings. Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State, upon the complaint of the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, as plaintiff.

N.J.S. § 45:6-18.1

L.1975, c.299, s.1; amended 1991, c.91, s.451.