CT Gen Stat § 38a-480. (Formerly Sec. 38-174) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 700c - Health Insurance|Section 38a-480. (Formerly Sec. 38-174) - Applicability of statutes to certain policies and contracts.

 (a) Nothing in sections 38a-481 to 38a-488, inclusive, shall apply to or affect (1) any policy of liability or workers' compensation insurance; (2) any group health insurance policy as defined by the commissioner; (3) life insurance, endowment or annuity contracts or contracts supplemental thereto which contain only such provisions relating to health insurance as (A) provide additional benefits in case of death by accidental means and (B) operate to safeguard such contracts against lapse, or to give a special surrender value or special benefit or an annuity in the event that the insured or annuitant becomes totally and permanently disabled as defined by the contract or supplemental contract; (4) fraternal benefit societies, except as provided by section 38a-640; (5) insurance, issued in conjunction with an automobile liability policy subject to sections 38a-19 and 38a-363 to 38a-388, inclusive, providing reimbursement for medical, surgical, ambulance, hospital, nursing or funeral expenses, or indemnity for other loss, resulting from injuries sustained by any person, including the named insured, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of an automobile, or issued in conjunction with other kinds of liability insurance providing reimbursement for medical, surgical, ambulance, hospital, nursing or funeral expenses resulting from injuries sustained by any person, including the named insured, in connection with the premises or operations insured.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of sections 38a-481 to 38a-488, inclusive, 38a-492, 38a-502 and 38a-505 shall not apply to any subscriber contract issued by a health care center.(1949 Rev., S. 6188; 1951, 1953, S. 2842d; 1957, P.A. 448, S. 46; 1967, P.A. 326; P.A. 79-376, S. 59; P.A. 88-326, S. 5; P.A. 90-243, S. 71; P.A. 15-118, S. 67; 15-247, S. 36.)History: 1967 act added proviso in Subdiv. (2) re furnishing of information which insurer would be required to certify to plan administrator under federal Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act; P.A. 79-376 added reference to Secs. 38-166 to 38-172 and substituted “workers' compensation” for “workmen's compensation”; P.A. 88-326 required the commissioner to adopt regulations establishing a procedure for review of group health and accident policies, life insurance policies and annuity contracts, and added a new Subsec. (b) concerning the commissioner's disapproval of any policy form; P.A. 90-243 substituted reference to “group health insurance policy” for reference to accident and health policies, deleted former provisions re commissioner's approval of forms and re group policies and added a new Subsec. (b) exempting health care centers from certain statutory provisions; Sec. 38-174 transferred to Sec. 38a-480 in 1991; P.A. 15-118 amended Subsec. (b) to add “Except as otherwise provided in this title,” and make technical change; P.A. 15-247 made identical changes as P.A. 15-118, effective July 10, 2015.