Any individual and group health insurance policy providing coverage on an expense incurred basis or any individual and group service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit corporation or the TennCare program that provides coverage for pregnancy and/or maternity benefits may not be cancelled or terminated due to pregnancy of an enrollee in the plan. If and only if a person or the person's spouse is pregnant at the time the health insurance coverage is initially purchased, then at the time of the purchase, pregnancy and/or maternity benefits for the current pregnancy may be denied as a preexisting condition. This section shall apply to any person who should have been entitled to coverage for the benefits on or after January 1, 1996.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 7 - Policies and Policyholders
Part 23 - Mandated Insurer or Plan Coverage
§ 56-7-2304. Continuation of Coverage on Group Contracts
§ 56-7-2306. Group Life Insurance — Prior Policies Unaffected
§ 56-7-2307. Provisions and Conditions Required in Life Insurance Policies
§ 56-7-2308. Provisions and Conditions Prohibited in Life Insurance Policies
§ 56-7-2310. Character of Life Insurance Policies to Be Printed or Stamped Thereon
§ 56-7-2313. Converted Policy — Conditions
§ 56-7-2314. Conditions Exempting Insurer From Conversion Requirement
§ 56-7-2316. Ceiling on Converted Policy Benefits
§ 56-7-2319. Optional Election of Retirement Conversion Rights
§ 56-7-2321. Provision of Group Coverage in Lieu of Converted Individual Coverage
§ 56-7-2322. Notice of Conversion Privilege
§ 56-7-2323. Reduction of Benefits for School Insurance Benefits Prohibited
§ 56-7-2324. Student Accident Coverage — Benefit Reduction Restricted
§ 56-7-2325. Medical Accident Insurance Issued to School Children — Coverage
§ 56-7-2326. Coverage for Prescription Eye Drops — Refills
§ 56-7-2351. Pregnancy and Maternity Benefits — Termination of Coverage