| 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. |