§ 27-20-22 - Discontinuance of coverage – Chronic disabilities. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 27-20-22

   § 27-20-22  Discontinuance of coverage– Chronic disabilities. – No nonprofit medical service corporation subject to the provisions of thischapter shall discontinue reimbursement or providing services for the 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 ofthe discontinuation is sent to subscribers who have been reimbursed for orutilized those services in the past three (3) years. The notice shall be mailedat least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the open enrollment period.For the purposes of this section, "chronic disability" means an impairment orillness that is likely to continue indefinitely.