South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 525


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    525
Primary Sponsor:                Saleeby
Committee Number:               02
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Accident and health insurance
                                coverage
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Banking and Insurance
Companion Bill Number:          3327
Computer Document Number:       525
Introduced Date:                Jan 22, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Jan 22, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Saleeby
                                Land
                                McConnell
                                Mullinax
                                Pope
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 525   Senate  Jan 22, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    02
                             referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP ACCIDENT, GROUP HEALTH, AND GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES, SO AS TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE GROUPS FOR WHICH INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY MAY NOT BE REQUIRED FROM TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS TO TWO PERSONS, AND TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO GIVE CREDIT FOR THE SATISFACTION OF A PREEXISTING CONDITION PERIOD IF A COVERED PERSON MOVES FROM ONE INSURED GROUP TO ANOTHER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 38-71-730(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3) For groups of twenty-five or more persons no evidence of individual insurability may be required at the time the person first becomes eligible for insurance or within thirty-one days thereafter except for any insurance supplemental to the basic coverage for which evidence of individual insurability may be required. With respect to trusteed groups the phrase 'groups of twenty-five' must be applied on a participating unit basis for the purpose of requiring individual evidence of insurability. For all groups no evidence of individual insurability may be required at the time the person first becomes eligible for insurance or within thirty-one days thereafter. Nothing in this section precludes the obtaining of medical information with respect to the members of the group for use in determining the insurability of the group, but the information may not be used to exclude an individual from coverage."

SECTION 2. Section 38-71-730(4) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(4) The policies may contain a provision limiting coverage for preexisting conditions. The preexisting conditions must be covered no later than twelve months without medical care, treatment, or supplies ending after the effective date of the coverage or twelve months after the effective date of the coverage, whichever occurs first. Preexisting conditions are defined as `those conditions for which medical advice or treatment was received or recommended no more than twelve months prior to before the effective date of a person's coverage.' Whenever a covered person moves from one insured group to another, the insurer of the group to which the covered person moves shall give credit for the satisfaction of the preexisting condition period or portion thereof already served under the prior plan if the coverage is selected when the person first becomes eligible and the coverage is continuous. Service under a probationary period required by the employer is not considered to interrupt continuous service."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that the provisions of Section 38-71-730(3), as amended by Section 1 of this act, apply to any policy first issued after the effective date of this act and upon the renewal date of any policy in effect on the effective date of this act.

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