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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 300', '§ 300', '§2703', '§1201', '§1562', '§10107', '§1001', '§1562', '§10107', '§1201', '§1001', '§1563', '§1562', '§10107', '§2732', '§2712', '§102', '§ 2732', '§1001', '§1563', '§1562', '§10107']

Section 300gg-2 - Guaranteed renewability of coverage, 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-2 | Casetext Search + Citator
Section 300gg-2 - Guaranteed renewability of coverage
42 U.S.C. § 300gg-2
In any case in which an issuer decides to discontinue offering a particular type of group or individual health insurance coverage, coverage of such type may be discontinued by the issuer in accordance with applicable State law in such market only if-
In any case in which a health insurance issuer elects to discontinue offering all health insurance coverage in the individual or group market, or all markets, in a State, health insurance coverage may be discontinued by the issuer only in accordance with applicable State law and if-
At the time of coverage renewal, a health insurance issuer may modify the health insurance coverage for a product offered to a group health plan-
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, §2703, as added and amended Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §§1201(4), 1563, formerly §1562(c)(9), title X, §10107(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 156, 267, 911.
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 2711, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is a reference to section 2711 of act July 1, 1944. Section 2711, which was classified to section 300gg-11 of this title, was renumbered section 2731 and amended and transferred by Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §§1001(3), 1563, formerly §1562(c)(8), title X, §10107(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, 266, 911, to the end of section 2702 of act July 1, 1944, as added by Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §1201(4), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 156, and classified to section 300gg-1 of this title. A new section 2711 of act July 1, 1944, related to no lifetime or annual limits, was added by Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §1001(5), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 131, effective for plan years beginning on or after the date that is 6 months after Mar. 23, 2010, and is classified to section 300gg-11 of this title.
CODIFICATIONThe text of section 300gg-12 of this title, which was amended and transferred to subsecs. (b) to (e) of this section by Pub. L. 111-148, §1563(c)(9), formerly §1562(c)(9), as renumbered by Pub. L. 111-148, §10107(b)(1), was based on act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, §2732, formerly §2712, as added Pub. L. 104-191, title I, §102(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1964; renumbered § 2732,Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §1001(3)2732,, 124 Stat. 130.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2703 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238b of this title.
AMENDMENTS 2010- Pub. L. 111-148, §1563(c)(9), formerly §1562(c)(9), as renumbered by Pub. L. 111-148, §10107(b)(1), transferred section 300gg-12 of this title to the end of this section after amending it by striking out the section catchline "Guaranteed renewability of coverage for employers in group market", by striking subsec. (a) which required a health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan to renew such coverage at the option of the plan sponsor, by amending subsec. (b) by substituting "health insurance coverage offered in the group or individual market" for "group health plan in the small or large group market" in introductory provisions, inserting ", or individual, as applicable," after "plan sponsor" in pars. (1) and (2), adding par. (3), and striking out former par. (3) which related to violation of participation or contribution rules, and by amending subsec. (c) by substituting "group or individual health insurance coverage" for "group health insurance coverage offered in the small or large group market" in introductory provisions of par. (1), inserting "or individual, as applicable," after "plan sponsor" in par. (1)(A) and (B), inserting "or individual health insurance coverage" in par. (1)(B), inserting "or individuals, as applicable," after "those sponsors" in par. (1)(C), substituting "individual or group market, or all markets," for "small group market or the large group market, or both markets," in introductory provisions of par. (2)(A), and inserting "or individual, as applicable," after "plan sponsor" in par. (2)(A)(i). Amendment inserting "or individual health insurance coverage" in subsec. (c)(1)(B) was executed by making the insertion after "group health plan" as the probable intent of Congress, notwithstanding that the directory language did not specify where in subsec. (c)(1)(B) to make the insertion.
Section 300gg-1 - Guaranteed availability of coverage
Section 300gg-3 - Prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status