Nebraska Statutes 44-32,132. Forms; readability standards; filing requirements
The director may establish readability standards for individual contract, group contract, and evidence of coverage forms. No group or individual contract, evidence of coverage, or amendment thereto shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless its form has been filed with and approved by the director. If an evidence of coverage issued pursuant to and incorporated in a contract issued in this state is intended for delivery in another state and the evidence of coverage has been approved for use in the state in which it is to be delivered, the evidence of coverage shall not need to be submitted to the director for approval. The director may require the submission of whatever relevant information he or she deems necessary in determining whether to approve or disapprove a filing.
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-32,132
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-3298
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Evidence of coverage: shall mean a statement of the essential features and services of the health maintenance organization coverage which is given to the subscriber by the health maintenance organization or by the group contract holder. See Nebraska Statutes 44-32,100
- Group contract: shall mean a contract for health care services which by its terms limits eligibility to members of a specified group. See Nebraska Statutes 44-32,103
- Individual contract: shall mean a contract for health care services issued to and covering an individual. See Nebraska Statutes 44-32,107
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801