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Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-5.1. Cancellation of coverage by employers

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No employer shall cancel any contract of insurance provided for the benefit of his or her employee as provided for in this chapter without first allowing the employee the opportunity to continue the contract of insurance, with the employee paying an amount not to exceed the total contribution required of the employer and employee for the continuation of the protection, while the employee is disabled and receiving benefits pursuant to the provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, chapters 29 — 38 of title 28.

History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 228, § 2.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-5.1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
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Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.5-1. Restriction on participation prohibited

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It shall be unlawful for any nonprofit medical service corporation, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any other insurer offering and/or insuring health services on a prepaid basis as defined in § 42-62-4(7), or any other person, to provide that providers of medical services defined in § 27-20-1 shall render those services exclusively to subscribers of any one particular nonprofit or for-profit medical service corporation, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, insurers, or any other person in order for the provider to be a participant in the nonprofit or for-profit medical service corporation, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any other person; provided, that this section shall not apply to medical service providers who voluntarily agree to render those services on a full-time basis to a health maintenance organization.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 456, § 1.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20.5-1

  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
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