§ 27-19-25 - Discontinuance of coverage – Chronic disabilities. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 27-19-25

   § 27-19-25  Discontinuance of coverage– Chronic disabilities. – No nonprofit hospital service corporation subject to the provisions of thischapter shall discontinue reimbursement for or providing services for coveredhealth care services of chronic disabilities unless the patient has exhaustedbenefits 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 thediscontinuation is sent to subscribers who have been reimbursed for or utilizedthose services in the past three (3) years. The notice shall be mailed at leastsixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the open enrollment period. For thepurposes of this section "chronic disability" means an impairment or illnessthat is likely to continue indefinitely.