N.J. Admin. Code § 11:21-4.2 - Certification or filing of forms

(a)No carrier shall issue any health benefits plan certificate or evidence of coverage to a small employer or the employees of a small employer or use any application form, employer or employee certification, waiver or enrollment form or make any amendments thereto until the carrier has certified that its health benefits plans and forms are in compliance with the small employer health benefits plans and all provisions of N.J.A.C. 11:21-4 and 6.

1. A carrier shall submit completed Certification of Compliance forms, set forth in Parts 1 and 2 of Exhibit BB of the Appendix to this chapter and incorporated herein by reference upon entering the small employer market, on or before 45 days of the date amendments to the standard policy forms are effective, and on or before March 1 of each year thereafter. The market entry filing and the filing upon amendments being made to the standard policy forms shall address the plans the carrier will be marketing and issuing. The March 1 filing shall address the plans the carrier issued or renewed at anytime during the prior calendar year.

2. A carrier shall submit completed Certification of Compliance forms to the Board, at the address set forth at N.J.A.C. 11:21-1.3.

3. Certification of Compliance forms shall be certified by a duly authorized officer of the carrier.

(b) Carriers that submit Certification of Compliance forms may issue and make effective small employer health benefits plans upon filing such forms with the Board and the Commissioner, and may continue to do so until such time as the filing is disapproved in writing by the Board (in consultation with the Commissioner), following an opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and any rules promulgated thereunder.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 11:21-4.2

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2360(a), effective 11/7/2016