(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this article applies to all health carriers that offer network plans.
(b) The following provisions of this article do not apply to health carriers that offer network plans that consist solely of limited scope dental plans or limited scope vision plans:
(1) §33-55-3(a)(2) of this code;
(2) §33-55-3(f)(7)(E), §33-55-3(f)(8)(B) and §33-55-3(f)(11) of this code;
(3) §33-55-4(b)(2) and (3) of this code; and
(4) §33-55-4(c)(1)(A) and (B), §33-55-4(c)(2), §33-55-4(c)(3), §33-55-4(d)(1)(B) and §33-55-4(d)(1)(C) of this code.