(1) No health benefit plan shall deny coverage, refuse to issue or renew, cancel or otherwise terminate, restrict, or exclude any person from any health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after July 15, 1998, on the basis of the applicant’s or insured’s status as a victim of domestic violence and abuse as defined in KRS
403.720.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-155

  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) No health benefit plan shall deny a claim on the basis of the insured’s status as a victim of domestic violence.
(3) Domestic violence shall not be considered to be a preexisting condition.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 427, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998.