Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-252 – Health benefit plan not required to include state-mandated benefits enacted after issuance
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an insurer that issues or renews a health benefit plan on or after January 1, 2005, and before December 31,
2007, shall not be required to include any additional state mandated benefit beyond those statutory requirements in effect for health benefits plans on January 1, 2005.
(2) An insurer issuing or renewing a health benefit plan may elect to expand coverage on any group, individual, or association health benefit plan.
(3) An insurer issuing or renewing a health benefit plan shall not suspend, limit, or modify any state mandated benefit in effect on January 1, 2005.
(4) An insurer issuing or renewing a health benefit plan shall not suspend, limit, or modify any federal mandated benefit in effect on January 1, 2005, or any federal mandated benefit that becomes effective after January 1, 2005.
(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the fiscal impact statement required by KRS
6.948 to be attached to any legislation mandating health insurance benefits.
Effective: January 1, 2005
History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2005.
2007, shall not be required to include any additional state mandated benefit beyond those statutory requirements in effect for health benefits plans on January 1, 2005.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-252
- Association: means an entity, other than an employer-organized association, that has been organized and is maintained in good faith for purposes other than that of obtaining insurance for its members and that has a constitution and bylaws. See Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-005
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Insurer: means any insurance company. See Kentucky Statutes 304.17A-005
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) An insurer issuing or renewing a health benefit plan may elect to expand coverage on any group, individual, or association health benefit plan.
(3) An insurer issuing or renewing a health benefit plan shall not suspend, limit, or modify any state mandated benefit in effect on January 1, 2005.
(4) An insurer issuing or renewing a health benefit plan shall not suspend, limit, or modify any federal mandated benefit in effect on January 1, 2005, or any federal mandated benefit that becomes effective after January 1, 2005.
(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the fiscal impact statement required by KRS
6.948 to be attached to any legislation mandating health insurance benefits.
Effective: January 1, 2005
History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2005.