§ 58‑50A‑15.  Membership requirements.

(a) Group health plans offered by a sponsoring association may only provide coverage to the following:

(1) Eligible employees of the employer member as defined in G.S. 58‑51‑80(c) and working owners pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3‑5.

(2) The spouse or dependent children of any individual identified in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section.

(b) In order to obtain coverage for their employees under a group health plan offered by a sponsoring association, employer members must commit to remaining members of the sponsoring association and receiving and paying for benefits under the group health plan for at least one twelve‑month policy period. (2019‑202, s. 1.)