Kentucky Statutes 304.14-520 – Claim denial restriction
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Notwithstanding any other provision of state law except KRS § 304.14-525(3)(b)3., a
Medicare supplement policy shall not:
(1) Deny a claim for losses incurred more than six (6) months from the effective date of coverage for a pre-existing condition; or
(2) Define a pre-existing condition more restrictively than a condition for which medical advice was given or treatment was recommended by or received from a physician within six (6) months before the effective date of coverage.
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2024. — Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 2, effective February 26, 1982.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2024). 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 3, provides that the amendments to KRS § 304.14-520 in 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 2, apply to Medicare supplement policies available, issued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2024). When this statute was amended in
2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 2, the internal numbering and lettering did not conform to the format used in the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has modified the numbering and lettering. No words were changed in the process.
Medicare supplement policy shall not:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.14-520
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(1) Deny a claim for losses incurred more than six (6) months from the effective date of coverage for a pre-existing condition; or
(2) Define a pre-existing condition more restrictively than a condition for which medical advice was given or treatment was recommended by or received from a physician within six (6) months before the effective date of coverage.
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2024. — Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 2, effective February 26, 1982.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2024). 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 3, provides that the amendments to KRS § 304.14-520 in 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 2, apply to Medicare supplement policies available, issued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2024). When this statute was amended in
2023 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 2, the internal numbering and lettering did not conform to the format used in the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has modified the numbering and lettering. No words were changed in the process.