Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2766-A – Dental benefit waiting period
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1. Enrollee defined. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, “enrollee” means a person who is covered under an individual policy or contract provided by an insurer.
[PL 2019, c. 605, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2766-A
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- health insurance: means insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disablement or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or against disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto, including provision for the mental and emotional welfare of human beings by defraying the costs of legal services only to the extent provided for in chapter 38. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 704
2. No waiting period for enrollee under 19 years of age. An insurer that issues individual dental insurance or health insurance that includes coverage for dental services may not impose a waiting period, as defined in section 2848, subsection 5, for any dental or oral health service or treatment, except for orthodontic treatment, for an enrollee if the enrollee is under 19 years of age.
[PL 2019, c. 605, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 605, §5 (NEW).