Sec. 2. (a) A carrier that provides replacement coverage with respect to group health care services after the discontinuance of the prior health maintenance organization contract or policy providing health care services must, immediately upon beginning to provide the replacement coverage, cover all enrollees who were covered under the previous health maintenance organization contract or policy on the date of discontinuance.

     (b) A carrier that provides replacement coverage under this section may challenge whether an individual designated as an enrollee under the previous health maintenance organization contract qualified as an enrollee under the previous health maintenance organization contract.

As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-13-19-2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • discontinuance: means the termination of the contract between a group contract holder and a health maintenance organization due to the receivership of the health maintenance organization. See Indiana Code 27-13-19-1