Sec. 38a-497. (Formerly Sec. 38-174r). Termination of coverage of children in individual policies.


      Sec. 38a-497. (Formerly Sec. 38-174r). Termination of coverage of children in individual policies. Every individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended or renewed in this state on or after October 1, 1982, shall provide that coverage of a child shall terminate no earlier than the policy anniversary date on or after whichever of the following occurs first, the date on which the child marries, ceases to be a dependent of the policyholder, attains the age of nineteen if the child is not a full-time student at an accredited institution, or attains the age of twenty-three if the child is a full-time student at an accredited institution.

      (P.A. 82-143; P.A. 90-243, S. 87.)

      History: P.A. 90-243 substituted reference to health insurance policies for reference to hospital or medical expense policies and contracts and specified applicability solely to individual policies; Sec. 38-174r transferred to Sec. 38a-497 in 1991.