40-5-819. Medical assistance eligibility. A health benefit plan may not use information pertaining to medical assistance eligibility under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act as a factor in enrolling a child in a plan or in making payments for benefits on behalf of the covered child. A health benefit plan may not impose any restrictions or requirements on recipients of medical assistance or the department different from those applicable to any other plan participant.

     History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 504, L. 1995.