An individual or group health policy or certificate of insurance delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in New Mexico that provides coverage for an insured‘s dependent shall not terminate coverage of an unmarried dependent by reason of the dependent’s age before the dependent’s twenty-sixth birthday, regardless of whether the dependent is enrolled in an educational institution.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-30.1

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • insured: as used in this article shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits and rights provided therein. See New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-27
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