As used in this section, the term “employer” means any individual, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association providing group hospital or medical insurance coverage for its employees. Whenever any insurance company, hospital service corporation or medical service corporation authorized to do the business of health insurance in this state declines to continue or renew a health insurance policy or contract issued to an employer because it is ceasing to offer health insurance within this state, the subsequent termination of coverage for such group shall be without prejudice to any claim for maternity benefits made by any employee or dependent covered under such policy or contract who is pregnant on the date of termination of such group coverage, provided such insurance company, hospital service corporation or medical service corporation is given written notice of any such pregnant employee or dependent within thirty days after the termination date. Maternity benefits and benefits for treatment of medical complications resulting from such pregnancy shall be payable for six weeks following the termination of pregnancy, subject to the terms and conditions of such policy or contract.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-547

  • 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.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
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