West Virginia Code > Chapter 33 > Article 16A – Group Health Insurance Conversion


33-16A-1	Right of insured to convert from group coverage
33-16A-2	Issuance of converted policy
33-16A-3	Effective date of policy
33-16A-4	Coverage of dependents
33-16A-5	Persons for whom coverage not required
33-16A-6	Inquiries by insurer
33-16A-7	Limits of coverage
33-16A-8	Preexisting conditions; reduction of benefits
33-16A-9	Alternate plans of conversion coverage
33-16A-10	Additional coverage
33-16A-10a	Continuum of care services
33-16A-11	Combined policy coverage
33-16A-12	Coverage following retirement
33-16A-13	Other conversion privileges
33-16A-14	Benefit levels; election to provide group coverage; notification of conversion privilege; policy delivered outside state
33-16A-15	Child immunization services coverage

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
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.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10