Utah Code 31A-22-618.8. Discontinuance and nonrenewal limitations for health benefit plans
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(1) Subject to Section 31A-4-115, an insurer that elects to discontinue offering a health benefit plan under Subsection 31A-22-618.6(5)(e) or 31A-22-618.7(3)(e) is prohibited from writing new business:
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-618.8
- Health benefit plan: means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an insurer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care, including major medical expense coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Writing: includes :(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) in the market in this state for which the insurer discontinues or does not renew; and(1)(b) for a period of five years beginning on the day on which the last coverage that is discontinued.
(2) If an insurer is doing business in one established geographic service area of the state, Subsections 31A-22-618.6(5)(e) and 31A-22-618.7(3)(e) apply only to the insurer’s operations in that service area.
(3) The commissioner may, by rule or order, define the scope of service area.