North Dakota Code 26.1-36-12.1 – Health service corporation contract provision denying insured or subscriber right to employ doctor or enter hospital prohibited
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Any provision in any health service contract issued by a health service corporation denying the insured or subscriber, subscriber member, officer, or employee, in case of accident or sickness, the right to consult or employ any doctor, including doctors of chiropractic, licensed to practice in this state whom the insured, subscriber, subscriber member, officer, or employee may choose, or to enter any hospital or sanitarium organized and operating under the laws of this state which the insured, subscriber, subscriber member, officer, or employee may select, is void. The health service corporation must recognize any proof of claim duly certified by the doctor, hospital, or sanitarium notwithstanding any provision contained in the contract.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-36-12.1
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49