{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-26.1-36-07","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-36-07","heading":"Health insurance coverage for newborn and adopted children - Scope of coverage - Notification of birth or adoption","body":"1.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 a nonprofit corporation which provide coverage for a family member of the insured or subscriber must, as to the family members' coverage, also provide that the health insurance benefits applicable for children are payable with respect to a newly born child of the insured or subscriber from the moment of birth and are also payable from the date of physical placement by a licensed child placement agency or by the birth parent pursuant to chapter 14-15.1 with respect to an adopted child.\n2.The coverage for newly born children and for children placed for adoption by a licensed child placement agency or by the birth parent pursuant to chapter 14-15.1 consists of coverage of injury or sickness, including the necessary care and treatment of medically diagnosed congenital defects and birth abnormalities.\n3.If payment of a specific premium or subscription fee is required to provide coverage for a child, the policy or contract may require that notification of birth of a newly born child or child placed for adoption by a licensed child placement agency or by the birth parent pursuant to chapter 14-15.1 and payment of the required premium or fees must be furnished to the insurer or nonprofit service or indemnity corporation within thirty-one days after the date of birth or date of physical placement by a licensed child placement agency or by the birth parent pursuant to chapter 14-15.1 of the child in order to have the coverage continue beyond the thirty-one-day period.","path":["Title 26.1 Insurance","Chapter 26.1-36 Accident And Health Insurance"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t26-1c36.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"365a5737faa5f22ce3c4665c5b76989ae180441563651fd9df2c06e26b115904","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-26.1-36-06.1","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-26.1-36-08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}