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title: "42 U.S.C. § 300gg12"
description: "Prohibition on rescissions"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 300gg12 - Prohibition on rescissions
## Text
A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall not rescind such plan or coverage with respect to an enrollee once the enrollee is covered under such plan or coverage involved, except that this section shall not apply to a covered individual who has performed an act or practice that constitutes fraud or makes an intentional misrepresentation of material fact as prohibited by the terms of the plan or coverage. Such plan or coverage may not be cancelled except with prior notice to the enrollee, and only as permitted under section 300gg2(b) 11 See References in Text note below. or 300gg42(b) of this title.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2712, as added Pub. L. 111148, title I, § 1001(5), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 131.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextSection 300gg2(b) of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to section “2702(c)” of act July 1, 1944, which was translated as meaning section 2703(b) of act July 1, 1944, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Section 2702(c), which is classified to section 300gg1 of this title, relates to special rules for network plans, while section 2703(b) specifies the reasons for which a health insurance issuer may nonrenew or discontinue health insurance coverage offered in connection with a health insurance coverage offering in the group or individual market. Section 300gg2(b) also parallels section 300gg42(b) which appears in the same context in this section as the reference to section 300gg2(b).
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 300gg12, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2712, as added Pub. L. 104191, title I, § 102(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1964, which related to guaranteed renewability of coverage for employers in a group market, was renumbered section 2732 of act July 1, 1944, amended, and transferred to subsecs. (b) to (e) of section 300gg2 of this title, by Pub. L. 111148, title I, §§ 1001(3), 1563(c)(9), formerly § 1562(c)(9), title X, § 10107(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, 267, 911. Another prior section 2712 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238k of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective for plan years beginning on or after the date that is 6 months after Mar. 23, 2010, see section 1004 of Pub. L. 111148, set out as a note under section 300gg11 of this title.