Indiana § 27-13-19-3 - Provisions reducing or excluding benefits
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 27-13-19-3 — Provisions reducing or excluding benefits, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-13-19-3. Provisions reducing or excluding benefits
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provision in a succeeding carrier's contract of replacement coverage that would operate to reduce or exclude benefits on the basis that the condition giving rise to the benefits preexisted the effective date of the succeeding carrier's contract may not be applied with respect to those enrollees who were covered under the prior carrier's contract or policy on the date of discontinuance.
(b) A provision in a succeeding carrier's contract of replacement coverage may operate to reduce or exclude benefits on the basis of a preexisting condition to the extent that the prior carrier's contract or policy would have required that benefits for the condition be reduced or excluded.
As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.
IC 27-13-20Chapter 20. Filing Requirements
27-13-20-1Rates; approval 27-13-20-1.3Filing of information; report 27-13-20-1.5Required considerations for approval of rates 27-13-20-2Approval of documents by commissioner
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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