B. A health care insurer may nonrenew or discontinue the health insurance coverage of an individual in the individual market only for one or more of the following reasons:

1. 1. The individual has failed to pay premiums or contributions pursuant to the terms of the health insurance coverage or the health care insurer has not received premium payments in a timely manner.
2. 2. The individual has performed an act or practice that constitutes fraud or has made an intentional misrepresentation of material fact under the terms of the coverage.
3. 3. The health care insurer has ceased to offer new coverage and has discontinued all in-force coverage in the individual market pursuant to subsection D of this section.
4. 4. If the health care insurer offers health care coverage through a network plan in this state, the individual no longer resides, lives or works in the service area or in an area served by the network plan for which the health care insurer is authorized to do business but only if the coverage is terminated uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of any covered individual.
5. 5. If the health care insurer offers health coverage in the individual market only through one or more bona fide associations, the membership of an individual in the association has ceased but only if that coverage is terminated uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of any covered individual.

C. If a health care insurer decides to discontinue offering a particular policy form offered in the individual market, the health care insurer may discontinue that policy form only if:

1. 1. The health care insurer provides notice to the director at least five business days before the health care insurer gives notice to each individual covered under that policy form of the intention to discontinue offering that policy form in this state.
2. 2. The health care insurer provides notice to each individual who is covered by that policy form in the individual market at least ninety days before the date of the discontinuation of that policy form.
3. 3. The health care insurer offers to each individual in the individual market whose coverage is discontinued pursuant to this subsection the option to purchase all other individual health insurance coverage currently offered by the health care insurer for individuals in that market.
4. 4. In exercising the option to discontinue that type of coverage and in offering the option of coverage prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection, the health care insurer acts uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of enrolled individuals or individuals who may become eligible for that coverage.

D. If a health care insurer elects to discontinue offering all health insurance coverage in the individual market in this state, the health care insurer may discontinue that coverage only if all of the following occur:

1. 1. The health care insurer gives notice to the director at least five business days before the health care insurer gives notice to each individual of the intention to discontinue offering health insurance coverage in the individual market in this state.
2. 2. The health care insurer provides notice to each individual of that discontinuation at least one hundred eighty days before the date of the expiration of that coverage.
3. 3. The health care insurer discontinues all individual insurance or coverage that was issued or delivered for issuance in this state and does not renew any coverage that was offered or sold in this state.

G. A health care insurer shall provide the certification described in section 20-2310, subsection G if the individual:

1. 1. Ceases to be covered under a policy offered by a health care insurer or otherwise becomes covered under a COBRA continuation provision.
2. 2. Who was covered under a COBRA continuation provision ceases to be covered under the COBRA continuation provision.
3. 3. Requests certification from the health care insurer within twenty-four months after the coverage under a policy offered by a health care insurer ceases.