Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-22. Discontinuance of coverage – Chronic disabilities
No nonprofit medical service corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter shall discontinue reimbursement or providing services for the covered health care services of chronic disabilities unless the patient has exhausted benefits to which he or she is entitled under the basic subscriber agreement, or unless it is at the end of the open enrollment period, provided notice of the discontinuation is sent to subscribers who have been reimbursed for or utilized those services in the past three (3) years. The notice shall be mailed at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the open enrollment period. For the purposes of this section, “chronic disability” means an impairment or illness that is likely to continue indefinitely.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 127, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-22
- 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.
- Subscribers: means those persons or groups of persons who contract with a nonprofit medical service corporation for medical service pursuant to a nonprofit medical service plan; and
(25) "Therapist in marriage and family practice" means a person who has been licensed pursuant to §?5-63. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-1