Any health insurer, health maintenance organization as defined in article twenty-five-a of this chapter, prepaid limited health service organization as defined in article twenty-five-d of this chapter or hospital and medical service corporations as defined in article twenty-four of this chapter is prohibited from considering the availability or eligibility for medical assistance in this or any other state under 42 U.S.C. § 1396a, Section 1902 of the Social Security Act, referred to in this article as Medicaid, when considering eligibility for coverage or making payments under its plan for eligible enrollees, subscribers, policyholders or certificateholders.