2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 44-4222 — Purchase of health insurance from pool coverage; ineligibility.

Section 44-4222
Purchase of health insurance from pool coverage; ineligibility.

(1) An individual shall not be eligible for initial or continued pool coverage if:

(a) He or she is eligible for medicare benefits by reason of age or medical assistance established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act;

(b) He or she is a resident or inmate of a correctional facility, except that this subdivision shall not apply if such individual is eligible for pool coverage under subdivision (1)(b) of section 44-4221;

(c) He or she has terminated pool coverage unless twelve months have elapsed since such termination, except that this subdivision shall not apply if such individual has received and become ineligible for medical assistance pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act during the immediately preceding twelve months, if such individual is eligible for pool coverage under subdivision (1)(b) of section 44-4221, or if such individual is eligible for waiver of any waiting period or preexisting condition exclusions pursuant to section 44-4228;

(d) The pool has paid out one million dollars in claims for the individual; or

(e) He or she is no longer a resident of Nebraska.

(2) Pool coverage shall terminate for any individual on the date the individual becomes ineligible under subsection (1) of this section.

Cross References:

Medical Assistance Act, see section 68-901.

Source:

Laws 1985, LB 391, § 22

Laws 1987, LB 319, § 2

Laws 1989, LB 279, § 8

Laws 1990, LB 1136, § 106

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 36

Laws 1997, LB 862, § 27

Laws 1998, LB 1035, § 8

Laws 2000, LB 1253, § 25

Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 62.

~ Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006