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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A professional health service corporation may, as a condition precedent to entering into a contract with an applicant or group of applicants for professional health service, require any of the following:
(1) A physical examination of the applicant and of each of his dependents, if any, and proof of his or their substantial freedom from any disease or condition requiring immediate professional health service or likely to require it within the next 12 months, before a contract becomes effective.
(2) A waiting period after a contract is entered into and before the subscriber is entitled to professional health service.
(3) An agreement that the subscriber or someone on his behalf shall pay the stated fee or fees for professional health services in the case of any given illness or injury or other condition requiring professional health service, before becoming entitled to treatment under the terms of the contract.
(4) An agreement that, as a condition precedent to payment by the corporation for professional health services performed for the subscriber, the subscriber or someone on his behalf will submit to the corporation such information as is reasonably necessary to enable it to determine the amount of such payment, which information shall be submitted in the form and verified in the manner prescribed by the corporation.
(5) An agreement that any rights of the subscriber to receive services or payments under his contract with the corporation are personal to the subscriber and may not be assigned.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 Pa.C.S.A. Insurance § 6326. Specifically authorized contract provisions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-40-pacsa-insurance/pa-csa-sect-40-6326/
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