The provisions of section 2701(e) [1] shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small or large group market.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2743, as added Pub. L. 104–191, title I, § 111(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1983.)