Assignment of dental benefits
12 Assignment of dental benefits
Scope
This section applies if dental benefit is payable under section 11 to a person in respect of a dental service.
Assignment of dental benefits
The person and the dental provider by whom, or on whose behalf, the dental service is rendered may enter into an agreement, in accordance with the approved form, under which:
the person assigns his or her right to the payment of the dental benefit to the dental provider; and
the dental provider accepts the assignment in full payment of the dental expenses incurred by the person in respect of the dental service.
An assignment of a dental benefit must not be made except in accordance with this section.
Agents
If a person renders a dental service on behalf of a dental provider, the person may enter into an agreement under subsection (2) on behalf of the dental provider only if the person is authorised to do so by the dental provider.
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