Montana Code Annotated
Part 10. Health Service Corporation Plans
33-30-1003. Continuation of coverage for persons with disabilities -- individual contracts

33-30-1003. Continuation of coverage for persons with disabilities -- individual contracts. (1) An individual hospital or medical service plan contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state that provides that coverage of a dependent child terminates upon attainment of the limiting age for dependent children specified in the contract must also provide in substance that attainment of the limiting age may not operate to terminate the coverage of the child while the child is and continues to be both incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of intellectual disability or physical disability and chiefly dependent upon the subscriber for support and maintenance. Proof of intellectual disability or physical disability and dependency must be furnished to the hospital or medical service plan corporation by the subscriber within 31 days of the child's attainment of the limiting age and subsequently as may be required by the corporation. Proof may not be required more frequently than annually after the 2-year period following the child's attainment of the limiting age.
(2) Notwithstanding any other exemption or contrary law, the provisions of this section have equal application to hospital or medical expense insurance policies and hospital and medical service plan contracts.
History: (1)En. 40-3738 by Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 1971; Sec. 40-3738, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 298, L. 1971; Sec. 40-3740, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3738(part), 40-3740; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 68, L. 2013.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies

Chapter 30. Health Service Corporations

Part 10. Health Service Corporation Plans

33-30-1001. Newborn infants covered by insurance by health service corporation

33-30-1002. Disability coverage of services received in state institutions -- coverage of persons eligible for public medical assistance

33-30-1003. Continuation of coverage for persons with disabilities -- individual contracts

33-30-1004. Continuation of coverage for persons with disabilities -- group contracts

33-30-1005. Right of rescission

33-30-1006. Continuing group coverage after termination

33-30-1007. Conversion on termination of eligibility

33-30-1008. Preexisting conditions

33-30-1009. Insured's family -- conversion entitlement

33-30-1010. Renumbered 33-30-1021

33-30-1011. Dentists performing services common to both medicine and dentistry

33-30-1012. Repealed

33-30-1013. Coverage required for services provided by nurse specialists

33-30-1014. Coverage for well-child care

33-30-1015. Limitation of eligibility on conversion

33-30-1016. Coverage for adopted children from time of placement -- preexisting conditions

33-30-1017. Coverage required for services provided by naturopathic physicians

33-30-1018. Coverage required for services provided by physical therapist

33-30-1019. Coverage for services provided under freedom of choice for auxiliary health services

33-30-1020. Coverage for services provided under freedom of choice for mental health services

33-30-1021. Applicability