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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 45:6-18.1

Extra fee for completion of dental claim form; penalty

Known as the The Dental Auxiliaries Act

The act spans §§ 45:6-1 to 45:6-73 (89 sections).

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

1. 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.

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