| 1.__Eligibility; application for coverage.__A resident is |
eligible for coverage under the plan if the resident provides |
evidence of rejection, a requirement of restrictive riders, a |
rate increase or a preexisting conditions limitation on a |
qualified plan, the effect of which is to substantially reduce |
coverage from that received by a person considered a standard |
risk by at least one member insurer within 6 months of the date |
of the certificate, or if the resident meets other eligibility |
requirements adopted by rule by the superintendent that are not |
inconsistent with this chapter and that evidence that a person is |
unable to obtain coverage substantially similar to that which may |
be obtained by a person who is considered a standard risk.__Rules |
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules |
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |