[§432D-24]  Coordination of benefits. (a)  Health maintenance organizations are permitted, but not required to adoptprovisions for coordination of benefits to avoid overinsurance and to providefor the orderly payment of claims when a person is covered by two or more grouphealth insurance or health care plans.

(b)  If health maintenance organizations adoptprovisions for coordination of benefits, the provisions must be consistent withthe coordination of benefits provisions that are in general use in the Statefor coordinating coverage between two or more group health insurance or healthcare plans. [L 1995, c 179, pt of §1]