§432:1-602  Newborn childrencoverage.  (a)  All individual and group hospital and medical servicecorporation contracts which provide coverage for a family member of thesubscriber shall, as to such family member's coverage, also provide that thebenefits applicable for children shall be payable or provided with respect to anewly born child of the subscriber from the moment of birth; provided that thecoverage for newly born children shall be limited to the necessary care andtreatment of medically diagnosed congenital defects and birth abnormalities. If payment of a specific subscription fee or premium is required to providecoverage for the child, the contract may require that notification of birth ofa newly born child and payment of the required fee or premium must be furnishedto the service corporation within thirty-one days after the date of birth inorder to have coverage continue beyond such thirty-one-day period.  Therequirements of this section shall apply to all subscriber contracts deliveredor issued for delivery in this State more than one hundred twenty days afterJuly 1, 1988.

(b)  No provision in subsection (a) shall beconstrued to provide or include coverage for routine well-baby services. [L1987, c 347, pt of §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  "July 1, 1988" substituted for "the effectivedate of this section".