1. Any policy of group health insurance issued pursuant to sections 2804 (employee groups), 2805 (labor union groups), 2805?A (association groups), 2806 (trustee groups), 2807?A (credit union groups) or 2808 (other groups) may include coverage for members of the family or dependents of individuals otherwise insured in such groups.

[PL 1981, c. 147, §9 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2809

  • health insurance: means insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disablement or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or against disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto, including provision for the mental and emotional welfare of human beings by defraying the costs of legal services only to the extent provided for in chapter 38. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 704
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
1-A. Any such policy of group health insurance that provides coverage for family members or dependents of individuals in the insured group may not define the terms “family” or “dependent” to exclude from coverage those minor children of any covered individual who do not reside with that individual. Insurers must comply with 42 United States Code § 1396g?1.

[PL 1995, c. 418, Pt. C, §3 (AMD).]

2. Any group health insurance policy which contains provisions for the payment by the insurer of benefits for expenses incurred on account of hospital, nursing, medical or surgical services for members of the family or dependents of an individual in the insured group may provide for the continuation of such benefit provisions, or any part or parts thereof, after the death of such individual.

[PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 147, §9 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 652, §51 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 418, §C3 (AMD).
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