South Carolina § 38-71-255 - Health insurer may not impose different requirements on state agency.
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§ 38-71-255. Health insurer may not impose different requirements on state agency.
A health insurer, including a group health plan as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or health maintenance organization as defined in Section 38-33-20, may not impose requirements on a state agency, which has been assigned the rights of an individual eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid who is also covered under a plan issued by the health insurer, that are different from requirements applicable to an agent or assignee of any other individual so covered.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 481, SECTION 3.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-71-255 ("Health insurer may not impose different requirements on state agency.") 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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