Arizona Laws 20-2313. Marketing practices
A. An accountable health plan or its insurance producer shall not:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-2313
- Accountable health plan: means an entity that offers, issues or otherwise provides a health benefits plan and that is approved by the director as an accountable health plan pursuant to section 20-2303. See Arizona Laws 20-2301
- Health benefits plan: means a hospital and medical service corporation policy or certificate, a health care services organization contract, a group disability policy, a certificate of insurance of a group disability policy that is not issued in this state, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other arrangement under which health services or health benefits are provided to two or more individuals. See Arizona Laws 20-2301
1. Discourage an employer from filing an application for a health benefits plan because of the health status-related factors, industry, occupation or geographic location of the employer.
2. Encourage or direct an employer to seek a health benefits plan from another insurer because of the health status-related factors, industry, occupation or geographic location of the employer.
B. This section does not prohibit an accountable health plan from providing information regarding the geographic service area of the accountable health plan.
C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an accountable health plan may market health benefits plans to groups of small employers from the same or different industries that elect to pool their risks on a voluntary basis.