Sec. 9.1. After December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to a person who is at least sixty-five (65) years of age and is eligible for Medicare benefits as described in 42 U.S.C. § 1395c(1) shall make the equivalent Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to an individual who:

(1) is less than sixty-five (65) years of age; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-8-13-9.1

  • certificate: means a certificate:

    Indiana Code 27-8-13-6

  • issuer: includes :

    Indiana Code 27-8-13-7.3

  • medicare: means Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (Indiana Code 27-8-13-1
  • Medicare supplement policy: means a group or individual policy of accident and sickness insurance or a subscriber contract of health maintenance organizations that is advertised, marketed, or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under Medicare for the hospital, medical, or surgical expenses of persons eligible for Medicare benefits. See Indiana Code 27-8-13-3
(2) is eligible for and enrolled in Medicare:

(A) by reason of a disability as described in 42 U.S.C. § 426(b) and defined in 42 U.S.C. § 423(d); or

(B) by reason of being medically determined to have end stage renal disease as described in 42 U.S.C. §§ 426-1.

As added by P.L.28-2024, SEC.2.