North Dakota Code 26.1-36-09.12 – Medical services related to suicide
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An insurance company, nonprofit health service corporation, or health maintenance organization may not deliver, issue, execute, or renew any hospital, surgical, medical, or major medical benefit policy on an individual, group, blanket, franchise, or association basis unless the policy, contract, or evidence of coverage provides benefits, of the same type offered under the policy or contract for illnesses, for health services to any individual covered under the policy or contract for injury or illness resulting from suicide, attempted suicide, or self-inflicted injury. The medical benefits provided for in this section are exempt from section 54-03-28.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-36-09.12
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49