GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION
CHAPTER 175
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 58-251.8(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Every group policy or
group contract of insurance that provides benefits for chemical dependency
treatment and that provides total annual benefits for all illnesses in excess
of six thousand dollars ($6,000) eight thousand dollars ($8,000) is
subject to the following conditions:
(1) The policy or contract
shall provide, for each 24-month 12-month period, a minimum
benefit of six thousand dollars ($6,000) eight thousand dollars
($8,000) for the necessary care and treatment of chemical dependency.
(2) No more than one
half of the policy's or contract's maximum benefits for chemical dependency for
a 24-month period shall be paid for the necessary care and treatment of
chemical dependency in any 30 consecutive day period.
(3) The policy or
contract shall provide a minimum benefit of twelve thousand dollars
($12,000) sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) for the necessary care
and treatment of chemical dependency for the life of the policy or
contract."
Sec. 2. G.S. 57-7.3(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Every group insurance
certificate or group subscriber contract that provides benefits for
chemical dependency treatment and that provides total annual benefits for all
illnesses in excess of six thousand dollars ($6,000) eight thousand
dollars ($8,000) is subject to the following conditions:
(1) The certificate or
contract shall provide, for each 24-month 12-month period, a
minimum benefit of six thousand dollars ($6,000) eight thousand
dollars ($8,000) for the necessary care and treatment of chemical
dependency.
(2) No more than one
half of the certificate's or contract's maximum benefits for chemical
dependency for a 24-month period shall be paid for the necessary care and
treatment of chemical dependency in any 30 consecutive day period.
(3) The certificate
or contract shall provide a minimum benefit of twelve thousand dollars
($12,000) sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) for the necessary care
and treatment of chemical dependency for the life of the certificate or
contract."
Sec. 3. G.S. 57B-12.1(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Every group health
care plan that provides benefits for chemical dependency treatment and that provides
total annual benefits for all illnesses in excess of six thousand dollars
($6,000) eight thousand dollars ($8,000) is subject to the following
conditions:
(1) The plan shall
provide, for each 24-month 12-month period, a minimum benefit of six
thousand dollars ($6,000) eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for the
necessary care and treatment of chemical dependency.
(2) No more than one
half of the plan's maximum benefits for chemical dependency for a 24-month
period shall be paid for the necessary care and treatment of chemical
dependency in any 30 consecutive day period.
(3) The plan shall
provide a lifetime minimum benefit of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) sixteen
thousand dollars ($16,000) for the necessary care and treatment of chemical
dependency for each enrollee."
Sec. 4. This act shall become effective on January 1, 1990, and shall apply to General Statute Chapter 57, 57B, and 58 policies or coverages issued or renewed on and after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 31st day of May, 1989.