North Dakota § 26.1-36-13 Applicability of accident and health policy simplification standards

North Dakota Statutes

§ 26.1-36-13 — Applicability of accident and health policy simplification standards

North Dakota·Title 26.1 Insurance·Ch. 26.1-36 Accident and Health Insurance

1.Except as provided in subsection 3, sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16 apply to all individual and group accident and health insurance contracts, policies, plans, or agreements, insurance certificates under group accident and health insurance policies, and disability benefit certificates issued by fraternal benefit societies filed after June 30, 1982. No policy may be delivered or issued for delivery in this state after June 30, 1986, unless approved by the commissioner or permitted to be issued under sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16. Any policy form that has been approved or permitted to be issued prior to July 1, 1986, and that meets the standards set by sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16 need not be refiled for approval, but may continue to be delivered or issued for de

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1. Except as provided in subsection 3, sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16 apply to
all individual and group accident and health insurance contracts, policies, plans, or
agreements, insurance certificates under group accident and health insurance policies,
and disability benefit certificates issued by fraternal benefit societies filed after June
30, 1982. No policy may be delivered or issued for delivery in this state after June 30,
1986, unless approved by the commissioner or permitted to be issued under sections
26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16. Any policy form that has been approved or permitted
to be issued prior to July 1, 1986, and that meets the standards set by sections
26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16 need not be refiled for approval, but may continue to
be delivered or issued for delivery in this state upon the filing with the commissioner of
a list of the forms identified by form number and accompanied by a certificate as to
each such form in the manner provided in subsection 6 of section 26.1-36-14.
2. The commissioner may extend the dates in subsection 1.
3. Sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16 do not apply to:
a. A policy that is a security subject to federal jurisdiction.
b. Any group policy covering a group of one thousand or more lives at date of issue.
However, this does not except any certificate issued pursuant to a group policy
delivered or issued for delivery in this state.
c. A form used in connection with, as a conversion from, as an addition to, or in
exchange pursuant to a contractual provision for, a policy delivered or issued for
delivery on a form approved or permitted to be issued prior to the dates such
forms must be approved under sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16.
d. The renewal of a policy delivered or issued for delivery prior to the dates the
forms must be approved under sections 26.1-36-13 through 26.1-36-16.
4. No other state law setting language simplification standards applies to a policy form.

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