Section 58-17-144 - Eligibility of otherwise uninsurable persons under age nineteen forenrollment in risk pool--Open enrollment.
58-17-144. Eligibility of otherwise uninsurable persons under age nineteen for enrollment in risk pool--Open enrollment. A person under the age of nineteen, who is not otherwise qualified for the risk pool pursuant to § 58-17-85, may enroll in the risk pool if the following conditions are met:
(1) The person is a citizen of the United States of America and a resident of this state;
(2) The person has been rejected, or offered coverage conditioned upon exclusionary riders, by at least one carrier in the individual market for comprehensive major medical coverage in the last six months;
(3) The person has not had comprehensive major medical coverage or other creditable coverage within the six months preceding application for the risk pool; and
(4) The person is not covered or eligible to be covered by any other creditable coverage.
The risk pool board may establish open enrollment periods for persons, which qualify for enrollment pursuant to this section and which have been without creditable coverage for at least twelve months. No enrollee is subject to a preexisting waiting period as defined by § 58-17-84 during an open enrollment period. The open enrollment period shall be two months in duration.
Source: SL 2009, ch 264, § 1; SL 2010, ch 238, § 4.