§ 58-68-25 Definitions; excepted benefits; employer size rule
§ 58-68-30 Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions
§ 58-68-35 Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status
§ 58-68-40 Guaranteed availability of coverage for employers in the small group market
§ 58-68-45 Guaranteed renewability of coverage for employers in the group market
§ 58-68-50 Disclosure of information
§ 58-68-55 Exclusion of certain plans
§ 58-68-60 Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to certain individuals with prior group coverage
§ 58-68-65 Guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage
§ 58-68-70 Certification of coverage
§ 58-68-75 General exceptions

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 68 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3