- (a) No HIPG or HIPG health carrier shall make provisions establishing a probationary or waiting period during which no coverage is available to eligible employees for a period of more than three months from the date of hire.
- (b) No HIPG or HIPG health carrier shall enter into exclusive agreements between the HIPG and the HIPG health carrier. A HIPG health carrier shall not enter into any contract that would bind a HIPG health carrier to a specific HIPG.
- (c) No HIPG shall have or use a name that tends to mislead, deceive, or confuse. The Oklahoma Insurance Department shall determine whether the name of the HIPG has a tendency to mislead, deceive or confuse.
- (d) No HIPG shall use any documents of a HIPG health carrier after termination of the HIPG and shall return all documents produced and/or provided by the HIPG health carrier immediately upon termination of the HIPG.
- (e) Employer eligibility requirements shall not be more restrictive than those found in the Small Employer Health Insurance Reform Act.
Added at 20 Ok Reg 224, eff 11-25-02 (emergency)
Added at 20 Ok Reg 1731, eff 7-14-03