Nebraska Statutes 44-5267. Reissuance of health benefit plan; when; director; powers
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The director may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to require small employer carriers, as a condition of transacting business with small employers in this state after January 1, 1995, to reissue a health benefit plan to any small employer whose health benefit plan has been terminated or not renewed by the carrier after six months prior to January 1, 1995. The director may prescribe such terms for the reissuance of coverage as the director finds are reasonable and necessary to provide continuity of coverage to small employers.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-5267
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5239
- Health benefit plan: shall mean any hospital or medical policy or certificate, major medical expense insurance, or health maintenance organization subscriber contract. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5242
- Small employer: shall mean any person, political subdivision, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association that is actively engaged in business that, on at least fifty percent of its working days during the preceding calendar quarter, employed at least two and no more than fifty eligible employees, the majority of whom were employed within this state. See Nebraska Statutes 44-5253
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801