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2791(d)(9) of the Public Health Service Act) in relation 1

to the individual or dependent. 2
SEC. 112. GUARANTEED ISSUE AND RENEWAL FOR IN- 3
SURED PLANS. 4
The requirements of sections 2711 (other than sub- 5
sections (c) and (e)) and 2712 (other than paragraphs (3), 6
and (6) of subsection (b) and subsection (e)) of the Public 7
Health Service Act, relating to guaranteed availability and 8
renewability of health insurance coverage, shall apply to 9
individuals and employers in all individual and group 10
health insurance coverage, whether offered to individuals 11
or employers through the Health Insurance Exchange, 12
through any employment-based health plan, or otherwise, 13
in the same manner as such sections apply to employers 14
and health insurance coverage offered in the small group 15
market, except that such section 2712(b)(1) shall apply 16
only if, before nonrenewal or discontinuation of coverage, 17
the issuer has provided the enrollee with notice of non- 18
payment of premiums and there is a grace period during 19
which the enrollees has an opportunity to correct such 20
nonpayment. Rescissions of such coverage shall be prohib- 21
ited except in cases of fraud as defined in sections 22
2712(b)(2) of such Act. 23
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