Indiana § 27-8-15-27 - Application in conformity with act; compliance
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§ 27-8-15-27. Application in conformity with act; compliance
Sec. 27. (a) This section shall be applied in conformity with the requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), as in effect on September 23, 2010.
(b) A health insurance plan provided by a small employer insurer to a small employer must comply with the following:
(1) The benefits provided by a plan to an eligible employee enrolled in the plan may not be excluded, limited, or denied for more than nine (9) months after the effective date of the coverage because of a preexisting condition of the eligible employee, the eligible employee's spouse, or the eligible employee's dependent.
(2) The plan may not define a preexisting condition, rider, or endorsement more restrictively than as a condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received during the six (6) months immediately preceding the effective date of enrollment in the plan.
As added by P.L.93-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.91-1998, SEC.18; P.L.160-2011, SEC.20.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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