Okla. Admin. Code § 365:10-5-164

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 365:10-5-164 - Uniform Health Questionnaire

(a) Small employer carriers are not required to obtain health status information from a small employer prior to offering coverage to that small employer; however, if a small employer carrier seeks to obtain health status information for any reason, the carrier must use the form specified in Appendix VV.

(b) Small employer carriers are required to accept and use the uniform health questionnaire specified in Appendix VV beginning on the date that is six months after the effective date of this rule section. Small employer carriers may not vary the content of the form and may not ask for any other health status information from a small employer or its employees.

(c) A small employer carrier must accept a copy of the uniform health questionnaire as though it were an original.

(d) A small employer carrier shall consider information in a Uniform Questionnaire current for no less than 60 days after the date it is signed by the employee. During that time, no small employer carrier may require an employee to fill out the Uniform Health Questionnaire again or to affirm that the information is current.

(e) In connection with the issuance of coverage, the small employer carrier may require a small employer to complete the carrier's unique application for coverage, but that application may not include any health status inquiry or question related to the health of an employee or dependent.

Okla. Admin. Code § 365:10-5-164

Added at 29 Ok Reg 1254, eff 7-14-12