Missouri § 376.1510 - Prohibited acts.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 376.1510 — Prohibited acts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 376.1510. Prohibited acts.
A discount medical plan organization shall not:
(1) Use in its advertisements, marketing material, brochures, and discount cards the terms "health plan", "coverage", "co-pay", "co-payments", "preexisting conditions", "guaranteed issue", "premium", "PPO", "preferred provider organization", or other terms in a manner that could reasonably mislead a person to believe that the discount medical plan is health insurance;
(2) Except for hospital services, have restrictions on free access to plan providers including waiting periods and notification periods;
(3) Pay providers any fees for medical services;
(4) Collect or accept money from a member for payment to a provider for specific medical services furnished or to be furnished to the member, unless the organization is licensed by the director to act as an administrator; or
(5) Except as otherwise provided in sections 376.1500 to 376.1532, as a disclaimer of any relationship between discount medical plan benefits and insurance, or as a description of an insurance product connected with a discount medical plan, use in its advertisements, marketing material, brochures, and discount cards the term "insurance".
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(L. 2007 H.B. 818 merged with S.B. 66)
Effective 8-28-07 (S.B. 66); 1-01-08 (H.B. 818)
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 376.1510 cover?
Section 376.1510 ("Prohibited acts.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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