Utah Admin. Code R590-233-8 - Outline of Coverage Requirements

(1) The outline of coverage in Table 1 shall be issued with a major medical expense insurance contract.

TABLE 1 Major Medical Expense Insurance Outline of Coverage

(COMPANY NAME)

MAJOR MEDICAL EXPENSE COVERAGE

OUTLINE OF COVERAGE

Read Your (Policy)(Certificate) Carefully - This outline of coverage provides a very brief description of the important features of your policy. This is not the insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control. The policy itself sets forth in detail the rights and obligations of both you and your insurance company. It is, therefore, important that you READ YOUR (POLICY)(CERTIFICATE) CAREFULLY!

Major medical expense coverage is designed to provide, to persons insured, comprehensive coverage for major hospital, medical, and surgical expenses incurred as a result of a covered accident or sickness. Coverage is provided for daily hospital room and board, miscellaneous hospital services, surgical services, anesthesia services, inpatient medical services, and out-of-hospital care, subject to any deductible, copayment provisions, or other limitations that may be set forth in the policy.

A brief specific description of the benefits, including dollar amounts, contained in this policy, in the following order: daily hospital room and board; miscellaneous hospital services; surgical services; anesthesia services; inpatient medical services; outpatient care; maximum dollar amount for covered charges; and other benefits, if any.

A description of any policy provisions that exclude, eliminate, restrict, reduce, limit, delay, or in any other manner operate to qualify payment of the benefits.

A description of policy provisions respecting renewability or continuation of coverage, including age restrictions or any reservation of right to change premiums.

(2) The outline of coverage in Table 2 shall be issued with a basic medical expense insurance contract.

TABLE 2

Basic Medical Expense Insurance Outline of Coverage

(COMPANY NAME)

BASIC MEDICAL EXPENSE COVERAGE

THIS (POLICY)(CERTIFICATE) PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS

OUTLINE OF COVERAGE

Read Your (Policy)(Certificate) Carefully - This outline of coverage provides a very brief description of the important features of your policy. This is not the insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control. The policy itself sets forth in detail the rights and obligations of both you and your insurance company. It is, therefore, important that you READ YOUR (POLICY)(CERTIFICATE) CAREFULLY!

Basic medical expense coverage is designed to provide, to persons insured, limited coverage for major hospital, medical, and surgical expenses incurred as a result of a covered accident or sickness. Coverage is provided for daily hospital room and board, miscellaneous hospital services, surgical services, anesthesia services, inpatient medical services, and outpatient care, subject to any limitations, deductibles and copayment requirements set forth in the policy.

A brief specific description of the benefits, including dollar amounts, contained in this policy, in the following order: daily hospital room and board; miscellaneous hospital services; hospital outpatient services; surgical services; anesthesia services; in hospital medical services; and other benefits, if any.

A description of any policy provisions that exclude, eliminate, restrict, reduce, limit, delay, or in any other manner operate to qualify payment of the benefits.

A description of policy provisions respecting renewability or continuation of coverage, including age restrictions or any reservation of right to change premiums.

(3) The outline of coverage in Table 3 shall be issued with a catastrophic expense insurance contract.

TABLE 3 Catastrophic Expense Insurance Outline of Coverage

(COMPANY NAME)

CATASTROPHIC EXPENSE COVERAGE

OUTLINE OF COVERAGE

Read Your (Policy)(Certificate) Carefully - This outline of coverage provides a very brief description of the important features of your policy. This is not the insurance contract and only the actual policy provisions will control. The policy itself sets forth in detail the rights and obligations of both you and your insurance company. It is, therefore, important that you READ YOUR (POLICY)(CERTIFICATE) CAREFULLY!

Catastrophic coverage is designed to provide benefits for medical expenses incurred by the insured. Coverage is provided for daily hospital room and board, miscellaneous hospital services, surgical services, anesthesia services, inpatient medical services, and outpatient care, subject to any deductibles with no separate internal dollar limits.

A brief specific description of the benefits, including dollar amounts, contained in this policy, in the following order: daily hospital room and board; miscellaneous hospital services; surgical services; anesthesia services; in hospital medical services; outpatient care; and other benefits, if any.

A description of any policy provisions that exclude, eliminate, restrict, reduce, limit, delay, or in any other manner operate to qualify payment of the benefits.

A description of policy provisions respecting renewability or continuation of coverage, including age restrictions or any reservation of right to change premiums.

(4) An insurer shall deliver an outline of coverage to an applicant or enrollee before or upon the sale of an individual accident and health insurance contract as required in this rule.
(5) If an outline of coverage was delivered at the time of application or enrollment and the contract is issued on a basis that would require revision of the outline of coverage, a substitute outline of coverage describing the contract shall accompany the contract when it is delivered and shall include the following statement in no less than 12-point font, immediately above the company name, "NOTICE: Read this outline of coverage carefully. It is not identical to the outline of coverage provided upon application, and the coverage originally applied for has not been issued."
(6) If the outline of coverage is inappropriate for the coverage provided by the contract, an alternate outline of coverage shall be submitted to the commissioner for prior approval.
(7) An advertisement may fulfill the requirement for an outline of coverage if the advertisement satisfies the standards specified in this rule.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R590-233-8
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-07, effective 3/24/2025

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