§ 40-2,154 — Medicaid eligibility and coverage; prohibitions

No insurance company, health maintenance organization, nonprofit medical and hospital, dental, optometric, or pharmacy corporations, or self-funded health benefit plan whether an employee welfare benefit plan pursuant to section 607(1) of the employee retirement income security act of 1974 (ERISA) as amended or not, shall:
(a) (1) Refuse to insure, refuse to continue to insure;
(2) limit the amount, extent or kind of coverage available; or
(3) charge a different rate for the same coverage;
to any individual solely because of medicaid eligibility of the individual covered or applying for coverage or any relative of such individual.
(b) Impose requirements on any agency or official assigned the rights of any individual eligible for or covered by medicaid that are different from requirements applicable to an agent or assignee of any other individual.
(c) Exclude, limit or otherwise restrict coverage because medicaid benefits as permitted by title XIX of the social security act of 1965 are or may be available for the same accident or illness.

Legislative History

L. 1994, ch. 18, § 1; March 17.