SEC. 9803. GUARANTEED RENEWABILITY IN MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS AND CERTAIN MULTIPLE
EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENTS.
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``(a) In General.--A group health plan which is a multiemployer plan
(as defined in section 414(f)) or which is a multiple employer welfare
arrangement may not deny an employer continued access to the same or
different coverage under such plan, other than--
``(1) for nonpayment of contributions;
``(2) for fraud or other intentional misrepresentation of material fact by the employer;
``(3) for noncompliance with material plan provisions;
``(4) because the plan is ceasing to offer any coverage in a geographic area;
``(5) in the case of a plan that offers benefits through a
network plan, because there is no longer any individual enrolled
through the employer who lives, resides, or works in the service
area of the network plan and the plan applies this paragraph
uniformly without regard to the claims experience of employers
or a factor described in section 9802(a)(1) in relation to such
individuals or their dependents; or
``(6) for failure to meet the terms of an applicable
collective bargaining agreement, to renew a collective
bargaining or other agreement requiring or authorizing
contributions to the plan, or to employ employees covered by
such an agreement.
``(b) Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement.--For purposes of
subsection (a), the term `multiple employer welfare arrangement' has the
meaning given such term by section 3(40) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment
of this section.
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