An entity that offers a health benefit plan or an annuity or life insurance policy or contract, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after the effective date of this act, may not use the fact that a person has met the procedural requirements of this act to reject, deny, limit, cancel, refuse to renew, increase the premiums for, or otherwise adversely affect the person's eligibility for or coverage under the policy or contract.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-135-100
Effect of meeting procedural requirements of act on insurance eligibility or cost
Known as the Asbestos and Silica Claims Procedure Act
The act spans §§ 44-135-10–44-135-90 (11 sections).
2006 Act No. 303, SECTION 1, eff May 24, 2006.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.