Connecticut General Statutes 38a-540 – Duplication of coverage under group health insurance policies
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In any case in which spouses are employed by the same employer and, by reason of their employment, are both eligible for coverage under the terms of any health insurance policy issued under a group plan and by an insurance company, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health care center or fraternal benefit society, such spouses shall not be required as a condition of their employment or as a condition of coverage under such plan, to pay any premium that does not result in greater coverage than would be provided if only one of them were eligible to participate in such group plan.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-540
- 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.
- Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- insurance company: includes any person or combination of persons doing any kind or form of insurance business other than a fraternal benefit society, and shall include a receiver of any insurer when the context reasonably permits. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1