Ala. Admin. Code r. 482-1-116-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 482-1-116-.02 - Purpose

The purpose and intent of this Regulation is to enhance the availability of health insurance coverage to small employers regardless of their health status or claims experience, to prevent abusive rating practices, to prevent segmentation of the health insurance market based upon health risk, to spread health insurance risk more broadly, to require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers, to establish rules regarding renewability of coverage, to limit the use of preexisting condition exclusions, and to improve the overall fairness and efficiency of the small group health insurance market.

Author: Reyn Norman, Associate Counsel

New Rule: September 3, 1997; effective September 28, 1997. Amended: October 14, 1999; effective January 1, 2000. Amended: September 12, 2001; effective October 1, 2001. Filed with LRS September 14, 2001. Rule is not subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 27-52-21.