Wyoming § 26-20-802 Discrimination prohibited

Wyoming Statutes

§ 26-20-802 — Discrimination prohibited

Wyoming § 26-20-802

Title 26Insurance Code

Ch. 20MANDATED COVERAGE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 26-20-802 (2026).

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(a)No individual or group health insurance policy providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, individual or group service or indemnity type health insurance contract or certificate issued by any health insurance issuer that provides coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants or related treatment and services shall:

(i)Deny coverage of an anatomical gift, organ transplant or related treatment or service to a covered person solely on the basis of the person's disability;

(ii)Deny to a covered person eligibility, or continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of the policy, contract or certificate, solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section or W.S. 35- 5-301 through 35-5-303;

(iii)Penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the reimb

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(a) No individual or group health insurance policy
providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, individual or
group service or indemnity type health insurance contract or
certificate issued by any health insurance issuer that provides
coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants or related
treatment and services shall:
(i) Deny coverage of an anatomical gift, organ
transplant or related treatment or service to a covered person
solely on the basis of the person's disability;
(ii) Deny to a covered person eligibility, or
continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the
terms of the policy, contract or certificate, solely for the
purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section or W.S. 35-
5-301 through 35-5-303;
(iii) Penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
reimbursement of an attending provider, or provide monetary or
nonmonetary incentives to an attending provider, to induce the
provider to provide care to a covered person in a manner
inconsistent with this section or W.S. 35-5-301 through 35-5-
303; or
(iv) Reduce or limit coverage benefits to a covered
person for the medical services or other services related to
organ transplantation performed pursuant to this section and
W.S. 35-5-301 through 35-5-303 as determined in consultation
with the attending physician and covered person.
(b) In the case of any policy, contract or certificate
listed in subsection (a) of this section that is maintained
pursuant to one (1) or more collective bargaining agreements
between employee representatives and one (1) or more employers,
any policy, contract or certificate amendment made pursuant to a
collective bargaining agreement relating to the policy and made
solely to conform to any requirement under this section shall
not be treated as a termination of the collective bargaining
agreement.
(c) Nothing in this section shall require a health
insurance issuer to provide coverage for a medically
inappropriate organ transplant.