Section 58-50A-15 - Membership requirements(a) Group health plans offered by a sponsoring association may only provide coverage to the following:(1) Eligible employees of the employer member as defined in G.S. 58-51-80(c) and working owners pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-5.(2) The spouse or dependent children of any individual identified in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section.(b) In order to obtain coverage for their employees under a group health plan offered by a sponsoring association, employer members must commit to remaining members of the sponsoring association and receiving and paying for benefits under the group health plan for at least one twelve-month policy period.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-50A-15
Added by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 202,s. 1, eff. 10/1/2019 and applies to contracts entered into, amended, or renewed on or after 1/1/2020.