26.1-08 Comprehensive Health Association - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 26.1-08COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION26.1-08-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1."Association" means the comprehensive health association of North Dakota.2."Benefit plan" means insurance policy coverage offered by the association through
the lead carrier.3."Benefit plan premium" means the charge for the benefit plan based on the benefits
provided in section 26.1-08-06 and determined pursuant to section 26.1-08-08.4."Board" means the association board of directors.5."Church plan" means a plan as defined under section 3(33) of the federal Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.6."Creditable coverage" has the same meaning as "qualifying previous coverage" as
defined under section 26.1-36.3-01.7."Eligible individual" means an individual eligible for association benefit plan coverage
as specified under section 26.1-08-12.8."Governmental plan" has the same meaning as provided under section 3(32) of the
federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-406; 88 Stat.
833; 29 U.S.C. 1002] and as may be provided under any federal governmental plan.9."Group health plan" has the same meaning as employee welfare benefit plan as
provided under section 3(1) of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-406; 88 Stat. 833; 29 U.S.C. 1002] to the extent that the plan
provides medical care, and including items and service paid for as medical care to
employees or the employees' dependents as defined under the terms of the plan
directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise.10."Health insurance coverage" means any hospital and medical expense-incurred
policy, nonprofit health care service plan contract, health maintenance organization
subscriber contract, or any other health care plan or arrangement that pays for or
furnishes benefits that pay the costs of or provide medical, surgical, or hospital care
or, if selected by the eligible individual, chiropractic care.a.Health insurance coverage does not include any one or more of the following:(1)Coverage only for accident, disability income insurance, or any
combination of the two;(2)Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance;(3)Liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile
liability insurance;(4)Workforce safety and insurance or similar insurance;(5)Automobile medical payment insurance;(6)Credit-only insurance;(7)Coverage for onsite medical clinics; andPage No. 1(8)Other similar insurance coverage, specified in federal regulations, under
which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other
insurance benefits.b.Health insurance coverage does not include the following benefits if they are
provided under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance or are
otherwise not an integral part of the plan:(1)Limited scope dental or vision benefits;(2)Benefits for long-term care, nursing home care, home health care,
community-based care, or any combination of this care; and(3)Other similar limited benefits specified under federal regulations issued
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
[Pub. L. 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936; 29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.].c.Health insurance coverage does not include any of the following benefits if the
benefits are provided under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of
insurance; there is no coordination between the provision of the benefits; any
exclusion of benefits under any group health insurance coverage maintained by
the same plan sponsor; and the benefits are paid with respect to an event
without regard to whether benefits are provided with respect to such an event
under any group health plan maintained by the same sponsor:(1)Coverage only for specified disease or illness; and(2)Hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance.d.Health insurance coverage does not include the following if offered as a
separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance:(1)Coverage supplemental to the coverage provided under chapter 55 of
United States Code title 10 [10 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.] relating to armed
forces medical and dental care; and(2)Similar supplemental coverage provided under a group health plan.11."Insurer" means any insurance company, nonprofit health service organization,
fraternal benefit society, health maintenance organization, and any other entity
providing or selling health insurance coverage or health benefits that are subject to
state insurance regulation.12."Lead carrier" means the insurance company selected by the board to administer
the association benefit plans.13."Medicare" means coverage under both parts A and B of title XVIII of the federal
Social Security Act [Pub. L. 89-97; 79 Stat. 291; 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.].14."Participating member" means any insurer that is licensed in this state which has an
annual earned premium volume of health insurance coverage, including medicare
supplemental health insurances as defined under section 1882(g)(1) of the federal
Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1)], derived from or on behalf of residents
in the previous calendar year of at least one hundred thousand dollars.15."Resident" means an individual who has been a legal resident of this state for a
minimum of one hundred eighty-three days, determined by applying section
54-01-26.However, for a federally defined eligible individual as defined undersubdivision b of subsection 5 of section 26.1-08-12, there is no minimum residencyPage No. 2requirement. The board may waive the residency requirement upon a showing of
good cause.16."Significant break in coverage" means a period of sixty-three or more consecutive
days during all of which the individual does not have creditable coverage. Neither a
waiting period nor an affiliation period is taken into account in determining a
significant break in coverage.17."Trade adjustment assistance, pension benefit guarantee corporation individual"
means an individual who is certified as eligible for federal trade adjustment
assistance or federal pension benefit guarantee corporation assistance as provided
by the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 [Pub. L. 107-210;
116 Stat. 933], the spouse of such an individual, or a dependent of such an
individual as provided under the federal Internal Revenue Code.26.1-08-02. Duties of commissioner. Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 239,