W. Va. Code R. § 114-27A-1

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 114-27A-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- Series 27 of the Insurance Commissioner's rules, 114CSR27, establishes the standards for AIDS related underwriting health and lifestyle questions and AIDS testing in connection with applications for life or health insurance policies. This interpretive rule sets forth an additional protocol which the underwriter and the proposed insured may agree to use in lieu of the protocol established in 114CSR27, §5. This additional protocol allows the use of urine specimens as the exclusive method for HIV testing in connection with applications for life or health insurance policies, as an alternative to the use of blood or oral specimens.

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§ 33-2-10 and 16-3C-2(j).

1.3. Filing Date. -- August 2, 2002.

1.4. Effective Date. -- September 1, 2002.

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