58-18-51.1. Application of §§58-18-42 to 58-18-49, inclusive.
The provisions of §§58-18-42 to 58-18-49, inclusive, apply to health benefit plans which provide health coverage on a self-funded basis through nonfederal government employers, college plans issued on a blanket basis, and church plans. Any self-funded nonfederal government employer plan is subject to the provisions of §§58-18-42 to 58-18-49, inclusive, whether or not it is a single employer plan, a pooled arrangement, a cooperative, through a joint powers agreement, or other similar mechanism for providing health coverage.
Source: SL 1997, ch 289, §24; SL 2000, ch 250, §2.