[§431:10H-235] Standard format outline of coverage; group and individual policies. This section implements, interprets, and makes specific, the provisions of section 431:10H-112 in prescribing a standard format and the content of an outline of coverage, as follows:

(1) The outline of coverage shall be a free-standing document, using no smaller than ten-point type;

(2) The outline of coverage shall contain no material of an advertising nature;

(3) Text that is capitalized or underscored in the standard format outline of coverage may be emphasized by other means that provide prominence equivalent to the capitalization or underscoring;

(4) Use of the text and sequence of text of the standard format outline of coverage is mandatory, unless otherwise specifically indicated; and

(5) The format for outline of coverage shall be substantially similar to the Outline of Coverage in Section 25 of the July 1998 NAIC Long-Term Care Insurance Model Regulation. [L 1999, c 93, pt of §2]