Sec. 32. (a) If an individual:

(1) becomes an eligible employee of a small employer after the date that a small employer insurer first insures an eligible employee of the small employer under a health insurance plan; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-8-15-32

  • eligible employee: means an employee:

    Indiana Code 27-8-15-8.5

  • insurer: means any person who provides health insurance in Indiana. See Indiana Code 27-8-15-10
  • late enrollee: means an eligible employee or a dependent of an eligible employee who did not request enrollment in a health insurance plan of a small employer during the initial enrollment period during which the individual was entitled to enroll under the health insurance plan. See Indiana Code 27-8-15-10.5
  • plan: means any:

    Indiana Code 27-8-15-9

  • small employer: means any person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association actively engaged in business who, on at least fifty percent (50%) of the working days of the employer during the preceding calendar year, employed at least two (2) but not more than fifty (50) eligible employees, the majority of whom work in Indiana. See Indiana Code 27-8-15-14
(2) is not a late enrollee;

the individual and all dependents of the individual are entitled to coverage under section 33 of this chapter, subject to the provisions of sections 27 and 28 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.93-1995, SEC.21.