North Carolina § 58-51-116 - ERISA plans may not require Medicaid to pay first.
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§ 58-51-116. ERISA plans may not require Medicaid to pay first.
An employee benefit plan as defined in ERISA shall not include any provision which, because an individual is provided or is eligible for benefits or service pursuant to a State plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid), has the effect of limiting or excluding coverage or payment for any health care for that individual under the terms of the employee benefit plan, provided that the individual is one who would otherwise be covered or entitled to benefits or services under the employee benefit plan. History (1993, c. 321, s. 238.1; 2001-446, s. 4.3.) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly numbered G.S. 58-50-151 . It was recodified as G.S. 58-51-116 by Session Laws 2001-446, s. 4.3, effective July 1, 2002, and applicable to health benefit plans that are in effect, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after that date. Session Laws 2001-446, s. 8, provides that nothing in this act obligates the General Assembly to appropriate funds to implement this act.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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