§ 27-13-7-3 — Contract provisions

Indiana § 27-13-7-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 27: INSURANCE
• Art. 13: HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
• Ch. 7: Requirements for Group Contracts, Individual Contracts,

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(a) A contract referred to in section 1 of this
chapter must clearly state the following:
(1) The name and address of the health maintenance organization.
(2) Eligibility requirements.
(3) Benefits and services within the service area.
(4) Emergency care benefits and services.
(5) Any out-of-area benefits and services.
(6) Copayments, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs.
(7) Limitations and exclusions.
(8) Enrollee termination provisions.
(9) Any enrollee reinstatement provisions.
(10) Claims procedures.
(11) Enrollee grievance procedures.
(12) Continuation of coverage provisions.
(13) Conversion provisions.
(14) Extension of benefit provisions.
(15) Coordination of benefit provisions.
(16) Any subrogation provisions.
(17) A description of the service area.
(18) The entire contract provisions.
(19) The term of the coverage provided by the contract.
(20) Any right of cancellation of the group or individual contract
holder.
(21) Right of renewal provisions.
(22) Provisions regarding reinstatement of a group or an
individual contract holder.
(23) Grace period provisions.
(24) A provision on conformity with state law.
(25) A provision or provisions that comply with the:
(A) guaranteed renewability; and
(B) group portability;
requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (26 U.S.C. 9801(c)(1)).
(26) That the contract provides, upon request of the subscriber,
coverage for a child of the subscriber until the date the child
becomes twenty-six (26) years of age.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), an evidence of coverage which
is filed with a contract may be considered part of the contract.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.91-1998, SEC.22; P.L.218-2007, SEC.50; P.L.160-2011, SEC.27.