South Carolina § 38-71-1370 - Applicability of certain code sections; late enrollees.
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§ 38-71-1370. Applicability of certain code sections; late enrollees.
(A) Except to the extent inconsistent with specific provisions of this article, all provisions of Article 5, are applicable to any insurance plans required to be offered by small employer insurers.
(B) Late enrollees may be excluded from coverage for the greater of eighteen months or an eighteen month preexisting condition exclusion; however, if both a period of exclusion from coverage and a preexisting condition exclusion are applicable to a late enrollee, the combined period may not exceed eighteen months.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 339, SECTION 7; 1997 Act No. 5, SECTION 14; 2001 Act No. 82, SECTION 26, eff July 20, 2001.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-71-1370 ("Applicability of certain code sections; late enrollees.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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