# Montana prompt pay law dental

Answer: Under Mont. Code Ann. §33-18-232; §33-18-231; §33-18-233, the Montana payment deadline is 30 days for clean/complete claims. A non-compliant insurer liable on the claim owes the claim plus 10% annual interest from the date the claim was due (day 30, or day 60 after an information request) — but only when the computed interest exceeds $5 (§33-18-232(2)). Dental applicability: Covered for dental insurers and dental service corporations: the definition of insurer sweeps in any entity promising to pay medical benefits, and health service corporations are doubly covered by §33-30-102. Self-funded (ERISA) plans are outside this statute — federal ERISA deadlines apply to them instead.

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## Direct answer

Under Mont. Code Ann. §33-18-232; §33-18-231; §33-18-233, the Montana payment deadline is 30 days for clean/complete claims. A non-compliant insurer liable on the claim owes the claim plus 10% annual interest from the date the claim was due (day 30, or day 60 after an information request) — but only when the computed interest exceeds $5 (§33-18-232(2)). Dental applicability: Covered for dental insurers and dental service corporations: the definition of insurer sweeps in any entity promising to pay medical benefits, and health service corporations are doubly covered by §33-30-102. Self-funded (ERISA) plans are outside this statute — federal ERISA deadlines apply to them instead.

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Source citations:
- `PROMPTPAY-MONTANA-1` Mont. Code Ann. §33-18-232 — time for payment of claims. <https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0180/part_0020/section_0320/0330-0180-0020-0320.html>
- `PROMPTPAY-MONTANA-2` Mont. Code Ann. §33-18-233 — commissioner fines. <https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0180/part_0020/section_0330/0330-0180-0020-0330.html>

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