33-22-1821. Waiver of certain laws. A small employer carrier may exclude any category of licensed health care practitioner and any benefit or coverage for health care services otherwise required by law or rule from a basic health benefit plan delivered or issued for delivery in this state.

Terms Used In Montana Code 33-22-1821

  • Basic health benefit plan: means a health benefit plan, except a uniform health benefit plan, developed by a small employer carrier, that has a lower benefit value than the small employer carrier's standard benefit plan. See Montana Code 33-22-1803
  • Carrier: means any person who provides a health benefit plan in this state subject to state insurance regulation. 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