If a group long-term care insurance policy is replaced by another group long-term care insurance policy issued to the same policyholder, the succeeding insurer shall offer coverage to all persons covered under the previous group policy on its date of termination. Coverage provided or offered to individuals by the insurer and premiums charged to person under the new group policy shall not:

(1) Result in an exclusion for preexisting conditions that would have been covered under the group policy being replaced; and
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10H-206

  • Group long-term care insurance: means a long-term care insurance policy which is delivered or issued for delivery in this State and issued to:

    (1) One or more employers or labor organizations, or a trust or to the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers or labor organizations, or a combination thereof, for employees or former employees or a combination thereof or for members or former members or a combination thereof, of the labor organizations; or

    (2) Any professional, trade, or occupational association for its members or former or retired members, or combination thereof, if the association:

    (A) Is composed of individuals all of whom are or were actively engaged in the same profession, trade, or occupation; and

    (B) Has been maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance; or

    (3) An association or a trust or the trustees of a fund established, created, or maintained for the benefit of members of one or more associations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10H-104

  • Long-term care insurance: means any insurance policy or rider advertised, marketed, offered, or designed to provide coverage for not less than twelve consecutive months for each covered person on an expense incurred, indemnity, prepaid, or other basis, for one or more necessary or medically necessary diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services, provided in a setting other than an acute care unit of a hospital. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10H-104
  • Policy: means , for the purposes of this article, any policy, contract, subscriber agreement, rider, or endorsement delivered or issued for delivery in this State by an insurer; fraternal benefit society; nonprofit health, hospital, or medical service corporation; prepaid health plan; health maintenance organization; or any similar organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10H-104
(2) Vary or otherwise depend on the individual’s health or disability status, claim experience, or use of long-term care services.

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