# North Carolina prompt pay law dental

Answer: Under N.C. Gen. Stat. §58-3-225, the North Carolina payment deadline is 30 days for clean/complete claims. Late payments bear interest at 18% per year beginning the day after the claim should have been paid (§58-3-225(e)). Dental applicability: Covered — and the reasoning matters. Self-funded (ERISA) plans are outside this statute — federal ERISA deadlines apply to them instead.

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## Direct answer

Under N.C. Gen. Stat. §58-3-225, the North Carolina payment deadline is 30 days for clean/complete claims. Late payments bear interest at 18% per year beginning the day after the claim should have been paid (§58-3-225(e)). Dental applicability: Covered — and the reasoning matters. Self-funded (ERISA) plans are outside this statute — federal ERISA deadlines apply to them instead.

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Source citations:
- `PROMPTPAY-NORTH-CAROLINA-1` N.C.G.S. §58-3-225 — official legislature text. <https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-3-225.html>
- `PROMPTPAY-NORTH-CAROLINA-2` N.C.G.S. §58-3-167 — default definition that yields to §58-3-225. <https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-3-167.html>

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