[§431L-1]  Insurers prohibited from taking
medicaid status into account.  Any health insurer (including a self-insured
plan, a group health plan as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a health service benefit plan, a mutual
benefit society, a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenance organization,
a managed care organization, a pharmacy benefit manager, or other party that
is, by statute, contract, or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a
claim for a health care item or service) is prohibited, in enrolling an
individual or in making any payments for benefits to the individual or on the
individual's behalf, from taking into account that the individual is eligible
for or is provided medical assistance under Title 42 United States Code Section
1396a (Section 1902 of the Social Security Act) herein referred to as medicaid,
for this State, or any other state. [L 1995, c 83, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 103,
§3]