Rhode Island General Laws 27-19-18. Coverage for adoptive children
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Subscribers to any nonprofit hospital service plan who have satisfied the continuous membership requirements of the plan, and who adopt children under the guardianship and custody of the director of the department of children, youth and families, shall be afforded coverage under the plan for any adopted child without any waiting period, notwithstanding the fact that the adopted child may have any preexisting medical condition.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 183, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-19-18
- Nonprofit hospital service plan: means a plan by which specified hospital care is to be provided to subscribers to the plan by a contracting hospital. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-19-1
- Subscribers: as used in this chapter includes, in addition to those set forth in § 27-19-1, persons contracting with the corporation for coverage or benefits for medical services. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-19-17