33-24-23
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33-24-23.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this title to the contrary, no group policy of accident
and sickness insurance offered for sale in this state shall be issued or renewed
after April 17, 1975, by any insurer or hospital service nonprofit corporation
or medical service nonprofit corporation transacting business in this state, or
health care plan under Chapter 20 of this title, which by the terms of the group
policy excludes or reduces the benefits payable or services to be rendered to or
on behalf of any insured by reason of the fact that benefits have been paid or
are also payable under any blanket school accident policy regardless of who
makes the premium contribution or any individually underwritten and individually
issued contract or plan of insurance which provides exclusively for accident and
sickness benefits and for which 100 percent of the premiums have been paid by
the insured or a member of the insured´s family, irrespective of the mode
or channel of premium payment to the insurer or any discount received on such
premium by virtue of the insured´s membership in any organization or status
as an employee. Any policy provision in violation of this Code section shall be
void and unenforceable. Nothing in this Code section shall affect the practice
of coordinating benefits between group policies issued pursuant to Chapters 18,
19, and 30 of this title.