The provisions of section 2706 [1] shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as they apply 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, § 2752, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IX, § 903(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–438.)