Delaware Code
Subchapter I. Group Health Insurance
§ 3506. Association groups.

(a) “Bona fide association” means, with respect to health insurance coverage offered in Delaware, an association which:

(1) Has been actively in existence for at least 5 years;
(2) Has been formed and maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance and does not condition membership on the purchase of association-sponsored insurance;
(3) Does not condition membership in the association on any health status-related factor relating to an individual (including an employee of an employer or a dependent of an employee) and clearly so states in all membership and application materials;
(4) Makes health insurance coverage offered through the association available to all members regardless of any health status-related factor relating to such members (or individuals eligible for coverage through a member) and clearly so states in all marketing and application materials;
(5) Does not make health insurance coverage offered through the association available other than in connection with a member of the association and clearly so states in all marketing and application materials; and
(6) Provides and annually updates information necessary for the Commissioner to determine whether or not an association meets the definition of a bona fide association before qualifying as a bona fide association for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) An association policy shall be subject to the following requirements:

(1) The policy may insure members of such association or associations, employees thereof or employees of members or 1 or more of the preceding or all of any class or classes thereof for the benefit of persons other than the employer.
(2) The premium for the policy shall be paid from funds contributed by the association or associations or by the employer members, or by both, or from funds contributed by the covered persons or from both the covered persons and the association, associations or employer members.
(3) A policy on which no part of the premium is to be derived from funds contributed by the covered persons specifically for their insurance must insure all eligible persons, except those who reject such coverage in writing.

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