Wyoming § 19-11-109 Life and health and accident insurance

Wyoming Statutes

§ 19-11-109 — Life and health and accident insurance

Wyoming·Title 19 Defense Forces and Affairs·Ch. 11 MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER PROTECTIONS·Art. 1 MILITARY SERVICE RELIEF ACT

(a)The provisions of this section shall be applicable to any group life insurance, group insurance, family group, blanket and franchise health and accident insurance and health care services plan provided by any private or public employer in this state.

(b)Any employee shall have the right to maintain the insurance or plan coverage enumerated in subsection (a) of this section by furnishing his employer with sums equal to that which would have been deducted from his compensation for such coverage. Upon timely receipt of the employee's contributions required by the insurance policy or plan provisions, the employer shall provide the applicable insurer or health maintenance organization with those contributions plus an amount equal to what the employer would have contributed during the perio

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(a) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to
any group life insurance, group insurance, family group, blanket
and franchise health and accident insurance and health care
services plan provided by any private or public employer in this
state.
(b) Any employee shall have the right to maintain the
insurance or plan coverage enumerated in subsection (a) of this
section by furnishing his employer with sums equal to that which
would have been deducted from his compensation for such
coverage. Upon timely receipt of the employee's contributions
required by the insurance policy or plan provisions, the
employer shall provide the applicable insurer or health
maintenance organization with those contributions plus an amount
equal to what the employer would have contributed during the
period of service in the uniformed services. The employee shall
notify his employer of his election to continue insurance or
plan coverage at the time he enters service in the uniformed
services.
(c) Family members or dependent children of an employee
who are covered by any insurance policy or plan enumerated in
subsection (a) of this section who are subsequently called to
service in the uniformed services shall continue to be
considered family members or dependents under the provisions of
the policy or plan without any lapse of coverage, provided that
all required contributions are paid in accordance with the
policy or plan provisions.
(d) Any employee who leaves employment to perform service
in the uniformed services and who reapplies for coverage after
release shall be reinstated, including all of his family members
and dependents previously covered, with the group insurance
program or medical and health care coverage without any clause
or restriction because of a preexisting condition.
(e) This section shall not be construed to invalidate the
provision of any life insurance policy excluding or restricting
coverage in the event of death.
(f) This section shall not invalidate any legitimate
exclusions to coverage of any policy or plan enumerated in
subsection (a) of this section.