[§431:10A-102.5]  Limited benefit health insurance.  (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b) or elsewhere in this article, when used in this article, the terms "accident insurance", "health insurance", or "sickness insurance" shall not include an accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, long-term care, disability, dental, vision, medicare supplement, or other limited benefit health insurance contract that pays benefits directly to the insured or the insured's assigns and in which the amount of the benefit paid is not based upon the actual costs incurred by the insured.

     (b)  When used in sections 431:10A-104, 431:10A-105, 431:10A-106, 431:10A-107, 431:10A-108, 431:10A-109, 431:10A-110, 431:10A-111, 431:10A-112, 431:10A-113, 431:10A-114, 431:10A-117, 431:10A-118, 431:10A-131, 431:10A-601, 431:10A-602, 431:10A-603, and 431:10A-604, except as otherwise provided, the terms "accident insurance", "health insurance", or "sickness insurance" shall include an accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, long-term care, disability, dental, vision, medicare supplement, or other limited benefit health insurance contract regardless of the manner in which benefits are paid. [L 2010, c 115, §1]

 

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  Section 431:10A-131 referred to in subsection (b) is repealed.