§ 27-18-32 - Discontinuance of coverage – Chronic disabilities. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 27-18-32

   § 27-18-32  Discontinuance of coverage– Chronic disabilities. – Notwithstanding the provisions of § 27-18-19, no group health insurershall discontinue reimbursement or providing services for covered health careservices for chronic disabilities, unless the patient has exhausted benefits towhich he or she is entitled under the basic subscriber agreement, or unless itis at the end of the open enrollment period provided notice of thediscontinuation of the services is sent to subscribers who have been reimbursedfor or utilized the services in the past three (3) years. The notice shall bemailed at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the open enrollmentperiod. For the purposes of this section, "chronic disability" means animpairment or illness that is likely to continue indefinitely.