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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R590. Insurance, Administration |
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R590-176. Health Benefit Plan Enrollment |
| R590-176-1. Authority |
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The commissioner's authority to promulgate this rule is provided in Sections 31A-2-201(3) and 31A-2-202(2). |
| R590-176-2. Purpose and Scope |
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The purpose and scope of this rule is to provide enrollment requirements under Section 31A-30-108 for carriers who provide health benefit plan coverage to individuals and small employers as stated in Section 31A-30-104. |
| R590-176-3. Definitions |
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(1) The definitions in Sections 31A-1-301 and 31A-30-103 apply to this rule. (2) "Time period" means the period such as daily, weekly or monthly, as determined by the carrier, in which applications are grouped. |
| R590-176-4. General Provisions |
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(1) Any attempt to selectively or unfairly delay, obstruct or otherwise hinder any person from obtaining coverage under Chapter 30 is a violation of Section 31A-30-108. (2) Enrollment shall be equally available through all distribution systems. (3) A carrier may not market or encourage producers to market individual or small employer health benefit plans in such a way that there is a lessened incentive to insure business with greater health risks. (4) All records regarding enrollment applications and underwriting determinations shall: (a) be retrievable for examination by the time period the application was received; (b) include all documents, indicating the applicable date, pertaining to the application and its underwriting; and (c) be retained for the current year plus three years. (5) The documents indicated in Subsection (4)(b) would include: (a) application and date received, (b) notifications to the applicant and the date of notification; (c) records used in underwriting and date received; and (d) underwriting decision and date of decision. |
| R590-176-5. Application and Enrollment |
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(1) Each carrier shall establish a procedure to determine the order of applications. The procedure shall group the applications into consistent time periods. The carrier shall keep a record of all applications for coverage that includes the time period an application is received by the carrier. (2) All applications shall be treated consistently. (3)(a) A complete application shall be processed and a written notice of the decision communicated to the applicant within 30 days of the decision. (b) The carrier may not require that an application be complete in order to qualify as an application for coverage. (c) If an application is incomplete, within 15 days from receipt of the application a carrier shall notify the applicant of the areas that are incomplete and the information required to complete the application. (d) Before an application can be rejected as incomplete, applicants shall have at least 30 days after being notified additional information is required to provide the information. |
| R590-176-6. Severability |
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If any provision or clause of this rule or its application to any person or situation is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this rule which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this rule are declared to be severable. |