Identical to S 297, filed 3/13/23.

Amends GS 58-50-130 (required health care provisions of the Small Employer Group Health Insurance Reform Act) to allow providing stop loss, catastrophic, or reinsurance coverage to small employers who employ more than five eligible (was, small employers with twenty or more employees.) Effective October 1, 2023, and applies to contracts issued, renewed, or amended on or after that date.