§ 27-2-29-7 — Written notice of approaching Medicare eligibility

Indiana § 27-2-29-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 27: INSURANCE
• Art. 2: POWERS AND DUTIES OF INSURERS
• Ch. 29: Transition from Affordable Care Act to Medicare

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(a) An insurer or health maintenance
organization that provides coverage under a Marketplace plan shall
provide to each individual covered under the Marketplace plan, not
earlier than six (6) months and not later than two (2) months before the
birthday on which the individual will become sixty-five (65) years of
age, a written notice that includes the following:
(1) A statement that the individual may be eligible to enroll in
Medicare during the individual's initial enrollment period, which
begins three (3) months before the individual becomes sixty-five
(65) years of age. The department of insurance shall provide
language for the statement required by this subdivision in a
bulletin issued under subsection (c).
(2) Detailed instructions that the individual may follow to cancel
the individual's Marketplace plan before the individual becomes
covered under Medicare, so that there is no overlap between the
individual's Marketplace plan coverage and the individual's
Medicare coverage.
(b) A written notice described in subsection (a) shall be sent:
(1) by first class mail in the form of a letter addressed to the
individual at the address of the individual's residence; or
(2) by electronic notification.
(c) The department of insurance:
(1) shall issue an initial bulletin setting forth language for the
statement required by subsection (a)(1); and
(2) whenever the department of insurance revises the language
described in subdivision (1), shall issue a bulletin setting forth the
revised language.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.226-2023, SEC.21.