58-51-45. Policies to be issued to any person possessing the sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait.
No insurance company licensed in this State pursuant to the provisions of Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter shall refuse to issue or deliver any policy (regardless of whether any of such policies shall be defined as individual, family, group, blanket, franchise, industrial or otherwise) which is currently being issued for delivery in this State, and which affords benefits or coverage for any medical treatment or service authorized or permitted to be furnished by a hospital, clinic, family health plan, neighborhood health plan, health maintenance organization, physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner or any medical service facility or personnel by reason of the fact that the person to be insured possesses sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait, nor shall any such policy issued and delivered in this State carry a higher premium rate or charge by reason of the fact that the person to be insured possesses said trait. (1975, c. 599, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 51 - Nature of Policies.
§ 58-51-1 - Form, classification and rates to be approved by Commissioner.
§ 58-51-10 - Right to return policy and have premium refunded.
§ 58-51-15 - Accident and health policy provisions.
§ 58-51-16 - Intoxicants and narcotics.
§ 58-51-17 - Portability for accident and health insurance.
§ 58-51-30 - Policies to cover newborn infants, foster children, and adopted children.
§ 58-51-37 - Pharmacy of choice.
§ 58-51-37.1 - Lock-in program for certain controlled substances.
§ 58-51-38 - Direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists.
§ 58-51-50 - Coverage for chemical dependency treatment.
§ 58-51-55 - No discrimination against mentally ill or chemically dependent individuals.
§ 58-51-57 - Coverage for mammograms and cervical cancer screening.
§ 58-51-58 - Coverage for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests.
§ 58-51-59 - Coverage of certain prescribed drugs for cancer treatment.
§ 58-51-60 - Meaning of term "preexisting conditions" in certain policies.
§ 58-51-61 - Coverage for certain treatment for diabetes.
§ 58-51-62 - Coverage for reconstructive breast surgery following mastectomy.
§ 58-51-63 - Coverage for abortions not allowed in plans offered through Exchange.
§ 58-51-65 - Industrial sick benefit insurance defined.
§ 58-51-70 - Industrial sick benefit insurance; provisions.
§ 58-51-75 - Blanket accident and health insurance defined.
§ 58-51-80 - Group accident and health insurance defined.
§ 58-51-81 - Group accident and health insurance for public school students.
§ 58-51-85 - Group or blanket accident and health insurance; approval of forms and filing of rates.
§ 58-51-90 - Definition of franchise accident and health insurance.
§ 58-51-95 - Approval by Commissioner of forms, classification and rates; hearing; exceptions.
§ 58-51-100 - Credit accident and health insurance.
§ 58-51-105 - Hospitalization insurance defined.
§ 58-51-110 - Renewal, discontinuance, or replacement of group health insurance.
§ 58-51-115 - Coordination of benefits with Medicaid.
§ 58-51-116 - ERISA plans may not require Medicaid to pay first.
§ 58-51-120 - Coverage of children.
§ 58-51-125 - Adopted child coverage.
§ 58-51-130 - Standards for disability income insurance policies.