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Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6060.10A: Health benefit plan

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  2. Title 36

A. 1. No health benefit plan shall deny coverage, refuse to

issue or renew, cancel or otherwise terminate, restrict or exclude

any person from any health benefit plan issued or renewed on or

after November 1, 2010, on the basis of the applicant’s or insured’s

status as a victim of domestic abuse as defined in Section 60.1 of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. No health benefit plan shall deny a claim on the basis of

the insured’s status as a victim of domestic violence.

3. Domestic abuse shall not be considered to be a preexisting

condition.

B. As used in this section, “health benefit plan” means

individual or group coverage, a not-for-profit hospital or medical

service or indemnity plan, a prepaid health plan, a health

maintenance organization plan, a preferred provider organization

plan, the State and Education Employees Group Health Insurance Plan,

any program funded under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or

such other publicly funded program, and coverage provided by a

Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) or employee self-

insured plan except as exempt under federal ERISA provisions.

C. In order to comply with the provisions of this section, the

acts constituting the domestic abuse shall be reported to a law

enforcement agency setting forth the relevant facts.

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