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Is pregnancy considered a preexisting condition if you move from a group insurance plan with a Mexican insurer to an American small business group insurance plan?
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2008-07-30 12:25:49
CA AB 1672 aka Insurance Code 10700 et seq - see the term
ELSEWHERE below (r) "Creditable coverage" means: (1) Any individual
or group policy, contract, or program, that is written or
administered by a disability insurer, health care service plan,
fraternal benefits society, self-insured employer plan, or any
other entity, in this state or elsewhere, and that arranges or
provides medical, hospital, and surgical coverage not designed to
supplement other private or governmental plans.
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