Any provision in any individual or group accident and health insurance policy, employee welfare benefit plan, or nonprofit health service contract issued by any insurance company, group health plan as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [Pub.L. 99-272; 100 Stat. 281; 29 U.S.C. 1167(1) ], or nonprofit health service corporation denying or prohibiting the insured, participant, beneficiary, or subscriber from assigning to the department of human services any rights to medical benefits coverage to which the insured, participant, beneficiary, or subscriber is entitled under the policy, plan, or contract is void. An individual or group insurance company or nonprofit health service corporation shall recognize the assignment of medical benefits coverage completed by the insured, participant, beneficiary, or subscriber, notwithstanding any provision contained in the policy or contract to the contrary.