{"data":{"id":"us-vt/8-v.s.a.-4048a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"8 V.S.A. § 4048a","heading":"Definitions; policies and contracts covered","body":"(a) As used in this subchapter, “group health insurance policy or subscriber contract” means a policy or contract that meets the following conditions:\n(1) coverage is provided through insurance policies or subscriber contracts to classes of employees or members of an organization or group;\n(2) the coverage is not available to the general public and can be obtained and maintained only because of the covered individual’s employment or membership in an organization or group;\n(3) there are arrangements for bulk payment of premiums or subscription charges to the health insurer; and\n(4) there is sponsorship of the plan by the employer, organization, or group.\n(b) A group health insurance policy or subscriber contract shall not be issued or provided by a health insurer unless the policy or contract complies with the provisions of this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)","path":["Title 8: Banking and Insurance","Chapter 107: Health Insurance","Subchapter 005: GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE TERMINATION AND REPLACEMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/08/107/04048a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:43:51Z","sha256":"fa5f5182254ae9249b1a2d46d34e2c71af7823f3b9db43a333de523cb37b0c5d","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/8-v.s.a.-4047c","next":"us-vt/8-v.s.a.-4048b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}