33-2-2206. Membership agreement -- contents. A membership agreement issued under this part must contain:

(1) the effective dates of the membership agreement;

(2) a grace period of 30 days for payment of a renewal membership fee;

(3) a description of what constitutes acceptable insurance coverage if eligibility for the membership agreement is conditioned on the member's current and continuing health insurance coverage;

(4) a statement that, except for decisions made as provided in 33-1-102(6), individuals enrolled in medicare, medicaid, or the healthy Montana kids plan under Title 53, chapter 4, part 11, are not subject to charges billed by a private air ambulance service in excess of applicable deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments;

(5) a statement that the membership agreement is an insurance contract;

(6) a description and graphic illustration of the base locations and effective coverage area of the private air ambulance service;

(7) a list of other private air ambulance services with which reciprocity exists under 50-6-320;

(8) a statement that:

(a) participation in a membership program does not guarantee that in the event of a transport, the private air ambulance service will provide the transport; and

(b) unless reciprocity exists under 50-6-320, if another private air ambulance service provides the transport, the individual will not receive the benefits provided under the membership agreement; and

(9) a definition of "medical necessity" if membership coverage of a transport is conditioned on a finding of medical necessity.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 210, L. 2017.