(Formerly Sec. 33-159) - Form of contract.

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No contract between any such corporation and subscribers shall entitle more than one person to services, except that such contract may be issued for service to a subscriber and spouse, to a subscriber and family, to a subscriber and dependent or dependents related by blood, marriage or adoption or to a subscriber and ward. Such contract with a subscriber shall be in writing and a copy thereof furnished to each subscriber. Each such contract shall contain the following provisions: (1) A statement of the amount payable to the corporation by the subscriber and the manner in which such amount is payable; (2) a statement of the nature of the services to be furnished and the period during which they will be furnished, and, if there are any services to be excepted, a detailed statement of such exceptions; (3) a statement of terms and conditions upon which the contract may be cancelled or otherwise terminated at the option of either party; (4) a statement that the contract includes the endorsement thereon and attached papers, if any, and contains the entire contract; (5) a statement that no statement by the subscriber in the subscriber's application for a contract shall void the contract or be used in any legal proceeding thereunder, unless such application or an exact copy thereof is included in or attached to such contract; (6) a statement of the period of grace that will be allowed the subscriber for making any payment due under the contract, which period shall not be less than ten days; and (7) a statement that no action at law based upon or arising out of the physician-patient relationship shall be maintained against a nonprofit hospital service corporation.

(1949 Rev., S. 5271; 1969, P.A. 686, S. 2; P.A. 14-235, S. 46.)

History: 1969 act required that contract contain statement that no action at law concerning physician-patient relationship shall be maintained against nonprofit hospital service corporation; Sec. 33-159 transferred to Sec. 38a-201 in 1991; P.A. 14-235 made technical changes.

See Sec. 38a-472 re assignment of insurance proceeds to doctor, hospital or state agency.


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