514B.9 Evidence of coverage.
1. Every enrollee shall receive an evidence of coverage and any amendments. If the enrollee obtains coverage through an insurance policy or a contract issued by a corporation authorized under chapter 514, the insurer or the corporation shall issue the evidence of coverage. No evidence of coverage or amendment shall be issued or delivered to any person in this state until a copy of the form of the evidence of coverage or amendment has been filed with and approved by the commissioner.
2. An evidence of coverage shall contain a clear and complete statement of:
a. The health care services and the insurance or other benefits, if any, to which the enrollee is entitled in the total context of the organizational structure of the health maintenance organization.
b. Any limitations on the services or benefits to be provided, including any deductible or coinsurance charges permitted under section 514B.5, subsection 1, paragraph “c”.
c. The manner in which information is available on the method of obtaining health care services.
d. The total amount of payment for health care services and indemnity or service benefits, if any, which the enrollee is obligated to pay with respect to individual contracts, or an indication whether the plan offered through the health maintenance organization is contributory or noncontributory with respect to group contracts.
e. The health maintenance organization’s method for resolving enrollee complaints.
f. The mechanism by which enrollees shall be allowed to participate in matters of policy and operation.
3. A copy of the form of the evidence of coverage to be used in this state and any amendment shall be subject to the filing and approval requirements of this section unless it is subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner under the laws governing health insurance or corporations authorized under chapter 514 in which event the filing and approval provisions of such laws apply. To the extent, however, that those provisions are less strict than those provided under this section, then the requirements of this section shall apply.
4. Enrollees shall be entitled to receive the most recent annual statement of the financial condition of the health maintenance organization in which they are enrolled, which statement shall include a balance sheet and summary of receipts and disbursements.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.9]
2012 Acts, ch 1023, §119
Referred to in §514B.11
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