Standard Medicare Supplement Benefit Plans for 2010 Standardized Supplement

Standard Medicare Supplement Benefit Plans for 2010 Standardized Supplement Benefit Plan Policies or Certificates Issued for Delivery Effective Date for Coverage on or After June 10, 2010 The following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery in this state with an effective date for coverage on or after June 1, 2010. No policy or certificate may be advertised, solicited, delivered or issued for delivery in this state as a Medicare supplement policy or certificate unless it complies with these benefit plan standards. Benefit plan standards applicable to Medicare supplement policies and certificates with an effective date for coverage before June 1, 2010 remain subject to the requirements of Miss. Code Ann. § 83-9-101 to 115, and this regulation. A. 1. An issuer shall make available to each prospective policyholder and certificate holder a policy form or certificate form containing only the basic (core) benefits, as defined in Rule 10.08.1B of this regulation. 2. If an issuer makes available any of the additional benefits described in