West Virginia Statutes
§ 33-16E-5 — Extraordinary surcharges prohibited
West Virginia § 33-16E-5
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 33-16E-5 (2026).
Text
A health insurance plan is prohibited from:
(1)Imposing deductibles, copayments, other cost-sharing mechanisms, or waiting periods for prescription contraceptive drugs or devices greater than deductibles, copayments, other cost-sharing mechanisms or waiting periods for other covered prescription drugs or devices.
(2)Imposing deductibles, copayments, other cost-sharing mechanisms or waiting periods for outpatient contraceptive services greater than such deductibles, copayments, other cost-sharing mechanisms or waiting periods for other covered outpatient services.
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Legislative History
2005 Reg. Sess., HB3138; 1998 Reg. Sess., HB4259; 1993 Reg. Sess., SB510
Nearby Sections
15
§ 33-1-1
Insurance§ 33-1-10
Kinds of insurance defined§ 33-1-11
Reinsurance§ 33-1-12
Agent§ 33-1-13
Solicitor§ 33-1-14
Broker§ 33-1-15
Reciprocal insurance§ 33-1-16
Policy§ 33-1-17
Premium§ 33-1-18
Stock insurer§ 33-1-19
Mutual insurer§ 33-1-2
Insurer§ 33-1-21
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 33-16E-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/33/33-16E-5.