Connecticut General Statutes 38a-549 – Coverage for adopted children
(a) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of § 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state shall provide coverage for a child legally placed for adoption with an employee or other member of the covered group who is an adoptive parent or a prospective adoptive parent, even though the adoption has not been finalized, provided the child lives in the household of such employee or member and the child is dependent upon such employee or member for support and maintenance.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-549
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
(b) Coverage for such child legally placed for adoption shall consist of coverage for injury and sickness including necessary care and treatment of medically diagnosed congenital defects and birth abnormalities within the limits of the policy.
(c) If payment of a specific premium or subscription fee is required to provide coverage for a child legally placed for adoption with the insured or subscriber who is an adoptive parent or a prospective adoptive parent, the policy may require that notification of acceptance of such child and payment of the required premium or fees be furnished to the insurer, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or health care center within thirty-one days after the acceptance of such child in order to continue coverage beyond such thirty-one-day period, provided failure to furnish such notice or pay such premium or fees shall not prejudice any claim originating within such thirty-one-day period.
(d) Such policy (1) shall cover such child legally placed for adoption on the same basis as other dependents, and (2) may not contain any provision concerning preexisting conditions, insurability, eligibility or health underwriting approval for a child legally placed for adoption, except that an insurer, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or health care center may require health underwriting for a child legally placed for adoption if a required premium or subscription fee and completed application materials are not provided to the insurer, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or health care center before the expiration of the thirty-one-day period following the date the child was legally placed for adoption.