§74-1366.2. Development of service areas - Medicare supplement
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plans not required to be offered - Standardized benefit plan - Payment of collected premiums.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for contracts relating to the plan year beginning January 1, 2003, and for each plan year thereafter, the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board shall:
a. develop geographic service areas and list the zip
codes contained in such service areas. Each
participating health maintenance organization shall
not be required to offer enrollment in every service
area as a condition to participation in the State
Account,
b. not require participating health maintenance
organizations to offer a Medicare supplement plan;
provided, however, any participating health
maintenance organization that offers a Medicare
supplement plan to other entities within this state
shall be required to offer a Medicare supplement plan,
c. require participating health maintenance organizations
to meet the standardized benefit plan as required by
the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board;
provided, however, participating health maintenance
organizations may offer enhancements in an effort to
make their plans more attractive and competitive, and
d. ensure that all premiums collected are paid to
participating health maintenance organizations within
sixty
(60)calendar days of receipt. Added by Laws 2002, c. 489, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 978. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1366.1 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.