The commissioner may adopt rules to require small employer carriers, as a condition of transacting business with small employers in this state after August 1, 1993, to reissue a health benefit plan to any small employer whose health benefit plan has been terminated or has not been renewed by the carrier after January 1, 1994. The rules may contain terms for the reissue of coverage as the commissioner determines necessary to provide continuity of coverage to small employers.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-36.3-12