26-20-101. Newly born and adopted child coverage required.
(a) All individual and group health insurance policies providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, and individual and group service or indemnity type contracts issued by any insurer including any nonprofit corporation which provide coverage for a family member of the insured or subscriber, shall also provide, as to the family members' coverage, that the health insurance benefits applicable for children are automatically payable with respect to:
(i) A newly born child of the insured or subscriber from the moment of birth; and
(ii) An adopted child from the earlier of the date the petition for adoption is filed or entry of the child in the adoptive home, except that when the child is in the custody of the state, coverage shall begin at the date of entry of a final decree of adoption. Coverage for an adopted child shall continue unless the petition is denied.