(1) Unless otherwise specified in Title 33, chapter 22, part 18, MCA, or this subchapter, small employer carriers and small employer health plans are subject to applicable statutes in Title 33, chapter 22, MCA. Those sections include, but are not limited to, provision regarding:

(a) Definitions in 33-22-140, MCA;

(b) Crediting previous coverage and issuing certificates of creditable coverage in 33-22-141 and 33-22-142, MCA;

(c) Special enrollment periods in 33-22-523, MCA;

(d) Guaranteed renewability in the group market at 33-22-524, MCA; and

(e) Prohibiting discrimination in the group market at 33-22-526, MCA.