Guam § 95105 - Requirements for Coverage of an Adopted Child.

§ 95105. Requirements for Coverage of an Adopted Child.

(a) Coverage effective upon replacement for adoption. In any case in

which a group health plan provides coverage for dependent children of

participants or beneficiaries, the plan shall provide benefits to dependent

children placed with participants or beneficiaries for adoption under the

same terms and conditions as applied to the natural, dependent children of

the participants and beneficiaries, irrespective of whether the adoption has

become final.

(b) Restrictions based on preexisting conditions at time of placement

for adoption prohibited. A group health plan may not restrict coverage under

the plan of any dependent child adopted by a participant or beneficiary, or

placed with a participant or beneficiary for adoption, solely on the basis of a

preexisting condition of the child at the time that the child would otherwise

become eligible for coverage under the plan, if the adoption or placement

for adoption occurs while the participant or beneficiary is eligible for

coverage under the plan.

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