2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §20-2341  Small business health insurance plans; mandatory coverage exemption; definitions

A. A policy, subscription contract, contract, plan or evidence of coverage issued to a small business by a health care insurer is not subject to the requirements of any of the following:

1. Section 20-461, subsection A, paragraph 17 and subsection B.

2. Section 20-826, subsection C, paragraph 1.

3. Section 20-826, subsections F, J, K, U, V, W, X and Y.

4. Sections 20-841, 20-841.01, 20-841.02, 20-841.03, 20-841.04, 20-841.06, 20-841.07 and 20-841.08.

5. Section 20-841.05, subsections B and E.

6. Section 20-1057, subsections C, K, L, Y, Z, AA and BB.

7. Sections 20-1057.01, 20-1057.03, 20-1057.04, 20-1057.05 and 20-1057.08.

8. Section 20-1057.02, Subsection B.

9. Section 20-1342, subsection A, paragraph 8, subdivision (a).

10. Section 20-1342, subsection A, paragraphs 11 and 12.

11. Section 20-1342, subsections H, I, J and K.

12. Section 20-1342.01.

13. Sections 20-1376, 20-1376.01, 20-1376.02, 20-1376.03 and 20-1376.04.

14. Section 20-1402, subsection A, paragraph 4, subdivision (a).

15. Section 20-1402, subsection A, paragraphs 7 and 8.

16. Section 20-1402, subsections H, I, J, K and L.

17. Section 20-1404, subsection F, paragraph 1.

18. Section 20-1404, subsections I, Q, R, S, T and U.

19. Section 20-1406.

20. Sections 20-1406.01, 20-1406.02, 20-1406.03 and 20-1406.04.

21. Section 20-1407.

22. Section 20-2321.

23. Section 20-2327.

24. Section 20-2329.

B. Section 20-2304, subsection B does not apply to a policy, subscription contract, contract, plan or evidence of coverage issued to a small business pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Health care insurer" means a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or hospital and medical service corporation.

2. "Small business" means a business that employed at least two but not more than twenty-five persons at any time during the most recent calendar year and that has been uninsured for at least six months.