(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), the provisions of this subarticle apply to any health insurance plan which provides coverage to one or more employees of a small employer.

(B) The provisions of this subarticle do not apply to individual health insurance policies which are subject to policy form and premium rate approval as may be provided in Title 38.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-71-930

  • Employees: as used in this article includes, for the purposes of insurance hereunder, as employees of a single employer, the officers, managers, and employees of the employer and of subsidiary or affiliated corporations of a corporate employer and the individual proprietors, partners, and employees of individuals and firms the business of which is controlled by the insured employer through stock ownership, contract, or otherwise. See South Carolina Code 38-71-710
  • Employer: as used in this article may include any municipal corporation or the proper officers, as such, of any unincorporated municipality or any department of the municipal corporation or unincorporated municipality determined by conditions pertaining to the employment. See South Carolina Code 38-71-710
  • insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Policy: means a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Premium: means payment given in consideration of a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20