33-22-1814. Restoration of terminated coverage. The commissioner may promulgate rules to require small employer carriers, as a condition of transacting business with small employers in this state after January 1, 1994, to reissue a health benefit plan to any small employer whose health benefit plan has been terminated or not renewed by the carrier after July 1, 1993. The commissioner may prescribe the terms for the reissuance of coverage that the commissioner finds are reasonable and necessary to provide continuity of coverage to small employers.

Terms Used In Montana Code 33-22-1814

  • Carrier: means any person who provides a health benefit plan in this state subject to state insurance regulation. See Montana Code 33-22-1803
  • Health benefit plan: means any hospital or medical policy or certificate providing for physical and mental health care issued by an insurance company, a fraternal benefit society, or a health service corporation or issued under a health maintenance organization subscriber contract. See Montana Code 33-22-1803
  • Small employer: means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or bona fide association that is actively engaged in business and that, with respect to a calendar year and a plan year, employed at least two but not more than 50 eligible employees during the preceding calendar year and employed at least two employees on the first day of the plan year. See Montana Code 33-22-1803
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201