{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-71-245","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-245","heading":"Prohibited grounds for denial of enrollment to child of health plan participant.","body":"No health insurer, including a group health plan, as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or health maintenance organization as defined in Section 38-33-20, may deny enrollment of a child under the health plan of the child's parent on the grounds that the child:\n(1) was born out of wedlock;\n(2) is not claimed as a dependent on the parent's federal tax return; or\n(3) does not reside with the parent or in the insurer's service area.","path":["Title 38 - INSURANCE","CHAPTER 71 Accident and Health Insurance","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t38c071.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:14:39Z","sha256":"16ac0457422f58b2d3127312c51e18c8c0592bd706b5b62e9dd8c42cf46015bd","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-71-243","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-71-246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}