Applicability and scope

(a) Except as otherwise specified, this chapter shall apply to all health carriers. (b) This chapter shall not apply to a policy or certificate that provides: (1) Coverage only for a specified disease, specified accident or accident-only coverage, credit, dental, disability income, hospital indemnity, long-term care insurance, as defined by § 56-42-103 , vision care or any other limited supplemental benefit or to a medicare supplement policy of insurance as defined by the commissioner; (2) Coverage under a plan through medicare, medicaid or the federal employees health benefits program (FEHB); (3) Any coverage issued under 10 U.S.C. § 1072 and any coverage issued as supplement to that coverage; (4) Any coverage issued as supplemental to liability insurance; workers' compensation or similar insurance; automobile medical-payment insurance or any insurance under which benefits are payable without regard to fault; whether written on a group blanket or individual basis; or (5) Any plan exempt from regulation under this title due to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) ( 29 U.S.C. § 1144 ). Acts 2010, ch. 980, § 4.

(a) Except as otherwise specified, this chapter shall apply to all health carriers.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to a policy or certificate that provides: (1) Coverage only for a specified disease, specified accident or accident-only coverage, credit, dental, disability income, hospital indemnity, long-term care insurance, as defined by § 56-42-103 , vision care or any other limited supplemental benefit or to a medicare supplement policy of insurance as defined by the commissioner; (2) Coverage under a plan through medicare, medicaid or the federal employees health benefits program (FEHB); (3) Any coverage issued under 10 U.S.C. § 1072 and any coverage issued as supplement to that coverage; (4) Any coverage issued as supplemental to liability insurance; workers' compensation or similar insurance; automobile medical-payment insurance or any insurance under which benefits are payable without regard to fault; whether written on a group blanket or individual basis; or (5) Any plan exempt from regulation under this title due to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) ( 29 U.S.C. § 1144 ).

(1) Coverage only for a specified disease, specified accident or accident-only coverage, credit, dental, disability income, hospital indemnity, long-term care insurance, as defined by § 56-42-103 , vision care or any other limited supplemental benefit or to a medicare supplement policy of insurance as defined by the commissioner;

(2) Coverage under a plan through medicare, medicaid or the federal employees health benefits program (FEHB);

(3) Any coverage issued under 10 U.S.C. § 1072 and any coverage issued as supplement to that coverage;

(4) Any coverage issued as supplemental to liability insurance; workers' compensation or similar insurance; automobile medical-payment insurance or any insurance under which benefits are payable without regard to fault; whether written on a group blanket or individual basis; or

(5) Any plan exempt from regulation under this title due to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) ( 29 U.S.C. § 1144 ).

Acts 2010, ch. 980, § 4.