Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 365. Insurance Department |
Chapter 10. Life, Accident and Health |
Subchapter 19. Health Insurance Purchasing Groups |
SECTION 365:10-19-6. Prohibited provisions and other requirements
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- (a) No HIPG or HIPG health carrier shall make provisions establishing a probationary or waiting period during which no coverage is available to eligible employees for a period of more than three months from the date of hire.(b) No HIPG or HIPG health carrier shall enter into exclusive agreements between the HIPG and the HIPG health carrier. A HIPG health carrier shall not enter into any contract that would bind a HIPG health carrier to a specific HIPG.(c) No HIPG shall have or use a name that tends to mislead, deceive, or confuse. The Oklahoma Insurance Department shall determine whether the name of the HIPG has a tendency to mislead, deceive or confuse.(d) No HIPG shall use any documents of a HIPG health carrier after termination of the HIPG and shall return all documents produced and/or provided by the HIPG health carrier immediately upon termination of the HIPG.(e) Employer eligibility requirements shall not be more restrictive than those found in the Small Employer Health Insurance Reform Act.