§ 27-50-2 — § 27-50-2. Purpose.

Rhode Island § 27-50-2

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 27: Insurance
• Ch. 27-50: Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

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§ 27-50-2. Purpose.

(a) The purpose and intent of this chapter are to enhance the availability of health insurance coverage to small employers regardless of their health status or claims experience; to prevent abusive rating practices; to prevent segmentation of the health insurance market based upon health risk; to spread health insurance risk more broadly; to require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers; to establish rules regarding renewability of coverage; to limit the use of preexisting condition exclusions; to provide for development of "economy,� "standard,� and "basic� health benefit plans to be offered to all small employers; and to improve the overall fairness and efficiency of the small group health insurance market.

(b) This chapter is not intended to provide a comprehensive solution to the problem of affordability of health care or health insurance.

Legislative History

P.L. 2000, ch. 200, § 10; P.L. 2000, ch. 229, § 10.