2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 26 - Insurance Code › Chapter 43 - Health Care › Article 3 - Air Ambulance Membership Organizations › Section 26-43-308 - Advertisements; Marketing; Required Disclosures.

26-43-308. Advertisements; marketing; required disclosures.
(a) All advertisements, marketing materials, brochures, air ambulance membership cards, presentations and any other communications of an air ambulance membership organization shall be truthful and not misleading in fact or in implication.
(b) An air ambulance membership organization advertising or marketing its memberships to Wyoming residents shall:
(i) Submit all written advertisements and marketing materials to the commissioner for review for compliance with this article;
(ii) Not use language in its advertisements or marketing that could reasonably mislead a person into believing that the air ambulance membership plan is insurance;
(iii) Not use language in its advertisements, marketing materials, brochures or presentations with respect to being licensed or registered by a state insurance department or with respect to being provided by a governmental entity in a manner that could reasonably mislead an individual into believing that the air ambulance membership plan is insurance or has been endorsed by the state or any Wyoming governmental entity;
(iv) Not have restrictions on access to air ambulance membership organizations, including waiting periods and notification periods.
(c) An air ambulance membership organization shall make the following general disclosures in writing in bold and not less than twelve (12) point font on the first content page of any advertisement, marketing material or brochure made available to prospective members or the public:
(i) The plan is a membership plan and is not insurance coverage;
(ii) For air ambulance membership organizations as defined by W.S. 26-43-301(a)(ii), that the range of discounts for air ambulance services provided under the membership will vary depending on the provider and the services offered;
(iii) The toll-free number and internet website address for the air ambulance membership organization where prospective members can obtain additional information about the services offered by the air ambulance membership organization.
(d) An air ambulance membership organization shall provide the disclosures required by subsection (c) of this section orally to any person who makes initial contact with an air ambulance membership organization by telephone.
(e) Before a person purchases a membership from an air ambulance membership organization, the air ambulance membership organization shall mail, give or, with the consent of the person, email to the person a separate document printed in bold and not less than twelve (12) point font that contains the following disclosures:
(i) That the air ambulance membership is not insurance coverage;
(ii) That, if eligible and covered under Medicare, the prospective member may consult with a representative of the Medicare program to determine the extent of applicable Medicare coverage and what the member's payment obligations will be if transported by air ambulance;
(iii) That the prospective member may be covered by an air ambulance membership organization under a membership provided by a governmental entity;
(iv) A detailed list of all one-time and periodic fees that are and will be charged to the prospective member to join the air ambulance membership organization;
(v) The Wyoming counties served by the air ambulance membership organization;
(vi) That, in an emergency and if the prospective member is outside of the air ambulance membership organization's service area, air ambulance services may be provided by another air ambulance provider or air ambulance membership organization, and the benefits of the air ambulance membership organization that the prospective member is joining may not apply to the services provided by another air ambulance provider, and in such case the prospective member may be responsible for the entire bill;
(vii) That if the member cancels the membership not later than thirty (30) days after purchasing a plan, the air ambulance membership organization will refund to the member any one-time charges paid by the member that exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) and all periodic charges paid by the member;
(viii) That the air ambulance membership organization may not be the company called in the event of an emergency and that the member may be responsible for the entire bill if a different air ambulance service company provides the service.