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Current as of June 28, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Any individual or group health insurance plan or any insurance arrangement shall be subject to the provisions of sections 38a-552, 38a-564, 38a-567 and 38a-569, if it provides health insurance or is an insurance arrangement covering one or more employees of a small employer and if any one of the following conditions are met:
(1) Any portion of the premium or benefits is paid by a small employer or any covered individual is reimbursed, whether through wage adjustments or otherwise, by a small employer for any portion of the premium; or
(2) The health insurance plan or arrangement is treated by the employer or any of the covered individuals as part of a plan or program for the purposes of Section 162 or Section 106 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. 1
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply the provisions of sections 12-202 and 12-212a to health care centers.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, health insurance plans or insurance arrangements issued to or in accordance with a trust established pursuant to collective bargaining, subject to the federal Labor Management Relations Act 2 and which cover, in the aggregate, more than twenty-five employees of all participating employers, shall not be subject to the provisions of section 38a-567 or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 38a-569.
(d) A small employer carrier that ceases marketing to small employers shall not cease enrolling new employers in a policy issued to provide coverage to the members of a trade association or to a trust on behalf of a trade association if the following conditions exist:
(1) Such trade association is a not-for-profit trade association qualified under 26 USC Section 501c(6), was not formed solely for the purpose of providing insurance and has been operating continuously for at least twenty-five years;
(2) The policy issued to or on behalf of such association was in existence prior to June 1, 1990, and has annual premiums of less than twenty-five million dollars;
(3) Such policy is offered on a guaranteed issue basis to all small employer members and only to members of such trade association.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 38A. Insurance § 38a-566. Health insurance plans or insurance arrangements covering employees of a small employer. Trusts. Trade associations - last updated June 28, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-38a-insurance/ct-gen-st-sect-38a-566.html
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