40-5-818. Nonexclusion -- nondiscrimination by health benefit plan. A health benefit plan may not deny or limit enrollment of an obligated parent's child or discriminate against a child because:
(1) the child is not claimed as a dependent on the obligated parent's state or federal income tax return or considered as a dependent for tax purposes;
(2) the child was born out of wedlock;
(3) the child does not reside with the obligated parent;
(4) the child does not reside in the health plan's service area. A plan that provides medical care at particular locations or geographic areas shall also provide comparable benefits for a child whose residence or location is elsewhere.
(5) the natural child of the obligated parent has a preexisting condition, unless the plan does not provide for enrollment or provides only for limited enrollment of children with preexisting conditions.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 504, L. 1995.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support
Part 8. Medical Support Order Enforcement
40-5-805. Establishing medical support orders
40-5-806. Contents of medical support order
40-5-807. Mandatory provisions of medical support order
40-5-808. Persistence and duration of obligation
40-5-809. Effect of order on health benefit plans
40-5-811. Authorization to cure nonpayment of health benefit plan premium
40-5-812. Obligations of health benefit plan
40-5-814. Obtaining information
40-5-817. Adopted children -- preexisting conditions
40-5-818. Nonexclusion -- nondiscrimination by health benefit plan
40-5-819. Medical assistance eligibility
40-5-820. Void health benefit plans
40-5-821. Penalty imposed by tribunal
40-5-822. Duties of parents -- consequences of noncompliance
40-5-823. Health coverage -- notice of intent to purchase