North Carolina § 58-65-70 - Contracts to cover any person possessing the sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait.
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§ 58-65-70. Contracts to cover any person possessing the sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait.
No hospital, medical, dental, or any health service governed by this Article and Article 66 of this Chapter shall refuse to issue or deliver any individual or group hospital, dental, medical, or health service contract in this State which it is currently issuing for delivery in this State, and which affords benefits or coverage for any medical treatment or service authorized or permitted to be furnished by a hospital, clinic, family health clinic, neighborhood health clinic, health maintenance organization, physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner or any medical service facility or personnel, on account of the fact that the person who is to be insured possesses sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait; nor shall any such policy issued and delivered in this State carry a higher premium rate or charge on account of the fact that the person who is to be insured possesses sickle cell trait. History (1975, c. 599, s. 2.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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