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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-22-1802

Purpose

Known as the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (23 sections).

En

(1) This part must be interpreted and construed to effectuate the following express legislative purposes:

(a) to promote the availability of health insurance coverage to small employers regardless of health status or claims experience;

(b) to prevent abusive rating practices;

(c) to require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers;

(d) to establish rules regarding renewability of coverage;

(e) to establish limitations on the use of preexisting condition exclusions;

(f) to provide for the development of basic and standard health benefit plans to be offered to all small employers;

(g) to provide for the establishment of a reinsurance program; and

(h) to improve the overall fairness and efficiency of the small employer health insurance market.

(2) This part is not intended to provide a comprehensive solution to the problem of affordability of health care or health insurance.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.