17B:27-56 - Incidents, certain, no imposition of preexisting condition exclusion
17B:27-56. Incidents, certain, no imposition of preexisting condition exclusion
16. A health insurer which offers a group health plan shall not impose a preexisting condition exclusion for the following: a. on a newborn child who, as of the last day of the 30-day period beginning with the date of birth, is covered under creditable coverage; b. on a child who is adopted or placed for adoption before attaining 18 years of age and who, as of the last day of the 30-day period beginning on the date of adoption or placement for adoption, is covered under creditable coverage. These provisions shall not apply to a newborn child or child who is adopted or placed for adoption after the end of the first 63-day period, during all of which the newborn child or child who is adopted or placed for adoption was not covered under any creditable coverage; or c. pregnancy as a preexisting condition.
L.1997,c.146,s.16.