44-5307. Policy or contract; benefits required; coverage authorized; prohibitions.
(1) An uninsured access coverage policy or contract may include hospital-only and surgical-only benefits which shall mean:
(a) Inhospital benefits for not less than thirty continuous days nor more than ninety continuous days for each spell of illness; and
(b) Surgical benefits for both inpatient and outpatient surgery.
(2) An uninsured access coverage policy or contract may include prescription drug benefit coverage.
(3) An uninsured access coverage policy or contract may include preventative health care coverage, including, but not limited to, primary care physician visits, immunizations for adults and children, laboratory and X-ray procedures, and preventative cancer screenings such as mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, and noninvasive colorectal or prostate screenings.
(4) An uninsured access coverage policy or contract may not:
(a) Use a definition of spell of illness more restrictive than the definition found in section 44-5303; or
(b) Use a definition of preexisting condition more restrictive than the definition normally used by the insurer for its regular individual health insurance contracts.
(5) Every uninsured access coverage policy or contract shall provide that the benefit payment shall be accepted as payment in full by the provider and there shall be no deductible or coinsurance charged to the insured.
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