HOUSE BILL No. 5575


     April 12, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Van Woerkom, Caul, Rick Johnson, Patterson, Cameron Brown, Sanborn, Birkholz,
Kuipers, Allen, Richardville, Shackleton, Bishop, Jelinek, Faunce, Voorhees, Kukuk, Scranton, LaSata, Law and Cassis and referred
to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

   "The insurance code of 1956,"

   by amending sections 102, 224, 240, and 2213 (MCL 500.102,

   500.224, 500.240, and 500.2213), section 224 as amended by 1998

   PA 121, section 240 as amended by 1987 PA 261, and section 2213

   as added by 1996 PA 517, and by adding chapter 35; and to repeal

   acts and parts of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec.  102.  (1) "Commissioner" as used in this  code  ACT

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      means the commissioner of  insurance of this state  THE OFFICE OF

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      FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES.

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           (2) "Department" as used in this  code  ACT means the

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       insurance department of this state  OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AND

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      INSURANCE SERVICES.




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           Sec. 224.  (1) All actual and necessary expenses incurred in

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      connection with the examination or other investigation of an

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      insurer or other person regulated under the commissioner's

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      authority shall be certified by the commissioner, together with a

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      statement of the work performed including the number of days

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      spent by the commissioner and each of the commissioner's depu-

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      ties, assistants, employees, and others acting under the

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      commissioner's authority.  If correct, the expenses shall be paid

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      to the persons by whom they were incurred, upon the warrant of

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      the state treasurer payable from appropriations made by the leg-

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      islature for this purpose.

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           (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the com-

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      missioner shall prepare and present to the insurer or other

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      person examined or investigated a statement of the expenses and

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      reasonable cost incurred for each person engaged upon the exami-

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      nation or investigation, including amounts necessary to cover the

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      pay and allowances granted to the persons by the Michigan civil

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      service commission, and the administration and supervisory

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      expense including an amount necessary to cover fringe benefits in

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      conjunction with the examination or investigation.  Except as

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      otherwise provided in subsection (4), the insurer or other

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      person, upon receiving the statement, shall pay to the commis-

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      sioner the stated amount.  The commissioner shall deposit the

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      funds with the state treasurer as provided in section 225.

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           (3) The commissioner may employ attorneys, actuaries,

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      accountants, investment advisers, and other expert personnel not

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      otherwise employees of this state reasonably necessary to assist



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      in the conduct of the examination or investigation or proceeding

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      with respect to an insurer or other person regulated under the

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      commissioner's authority at the insurer's or other person's

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      expense except as otherwise provided in subsection (4).  Except

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      as otherwise provided in subsection (4), upon certification by

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      the commissioner of the reasonable expenses incurred under this

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      section, the insurer or other person examined or investigated

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      shall pay those expenses directly to the person or firm rendering

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      assistance to the commissioner.  Expenses paid directly to such

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      person or firm and the regulatory fees imposed by this section

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      shall be examination expenses under section 22e of the single

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      business tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.22e.

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           (4) An insurer  is  AND A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

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      ARE subject to a regulatory fee instead of the costs and expenses

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      provided for in subsections (2) and (3).  By June 30 of each year

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      or within 30 days after the enactment into law of any appropria-

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      tion for the insurance bureau's operation, the commissioner shall

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      impose upon all insurers AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

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      authorized to do business in this state a regulatory fee calcu-

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      lated as follows:

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           (a) As used in this subsection:

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           (i) "A" means total annuity considerations written in this

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      state in the immediately preceding year.

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           (ii) "B" means base assessment rate.  The base assessment

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      rate shall not exceed .00038 and shall be a fraction the numera-

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      tor of which is the total regulatory fee and the denominator of

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      which is the total amount of direct underwritten premiums written



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      in this state by all insurers for the immediately preceding

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      calendar year as reported to the commissioner on the insurer's

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      annual statements filed with the commissioner.

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           (iii) "I" means all direct underwritten premiums other than

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      life insurance premiums and annuity considerations written in

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      this state in the immediately preceding year by all insurers.

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           (iv) "L" means all direct underwritten life insurance premi-

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      ums written in this state in the immediately preceding year by

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      all life insurers.

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           (v) Total regulatory fee shall not exceed 80% of the gross

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      appropriations for the insurance bureau's operation for a fiscal

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      year and shall be the difference between the gross appropriations

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      for the insurance bureau's operation for that current fiscal year

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      and any restricted revenues, other than the regulatory fee

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      itself, as identified in the gross appropriation for the insur-

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      ance bureau's operation.

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           (vi) Direct premiums written in this state do not include

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      any amounts that represent claims payments that are made on

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      behalf of, or administrative fees that are paid in connection

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      with, any administrative service contract, cost-plus arrangement,

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      or any other noninsured or self-insured business.

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           (b) Two actual assessment rates shall be calculated so as to

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      distribute 75% of the burden of the regulatory fee shortfall cre-

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      ated by the exclusion of annuity considerations from the assess-

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      ment base to life insurance and 25% to all other insurance.  The

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      2 actual assessment rates shall be determined as follows:

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           (i) L x B + .75 x B x A = assessment rate for life



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                        L            insurance.

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           (ii) I x B + .25 x B x A = assessment rate for insurance
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                         I            other than life insurance.

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           (c)  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d), each 

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      EACH insurer's regulatory fee shall be a minimum fee of $250.00

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      and shall be determined by multiplying the actual assessment rate

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      by the assessment base of that insurer as determined by the com-

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      missioner from the insurer's annual statement for the immediately

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      preceding calendar year filed with the commissioner.

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            (d) The total regulatory fee for all health maintenance

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      organizations in this state shall be determined by multiplying

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      the actual assessment rate by 70% of direct underwritten premiums

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      written by all health maintenance organizations in this state for

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      the immediately preceding calendar year as reported to the com-

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      missioner in the health maintenance organization's annual state-

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      ments filed with the commissioner.  Each health maintenance

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      organization's regulatory fee shall be a minimum fee of $250.00

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      and shall be determined by taking the total regulatory fee for

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      all health maintenance organizations divided by the total number

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      of members of all health maintenance organizations and multiply-

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      ing this quotient by the number of members in the individual

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      health maintenance organization. 

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           (5) Not less than 67% of the revenue derived from the regu-

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      latory fee under subsection (4) shall be used for the regulation

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      of financial conduct of persons regulated under the

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      commissioner's authority and for the regulation of persons

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      regulated under the commissioner's authority engaged in the

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      business of health care and health insurance in this state.


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           (6) The amount, if any, by which amounts credited to the

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      commissioner pursuant to section 225 exceed actual expenditures

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      pursuant to appropriations for the insurance bureau's operation

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      for a fiscal year shall be credited toward the appropriation for

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      the insurance bureau in the next fiscal year.

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           (7) All money paid into the state treasury by an insurer

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      under this section shall be credited as provided under section

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      225.

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           (8) A regulatory fee under this section shall not be treated

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      by an insurer as a levy or excise upon premium but as a regula-

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      tory burden that is apportioned in relation to insurance activity

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      in this state and reflects the insurance regulatory burden on

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      this state as a result of this insurance activity.  A foreign or

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      alien insurer authorized to do business in this state may con-

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      sider the liability required under this section as a burden

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      imposed by the state of Michigan in the calculation of the

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      insurer's liability required under section 476a.

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           (9) An insurer may file with the commissioner a protest to

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      the regulatory fee imposed not later than 15 days after receipt

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      of the regulatory fee.  The commissioner shall review the grounds

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      for the protest and shall hold a conference with the insurer at

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      the insurer's request.  The commissioner shall transmit his or

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      her findings to the insurer with a restatement of the regulatory

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      fee based upon the findings.  Statements of regulatory fees to

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      which protests have not been made and restatements of regulatory

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      fees are due and shall be paid not later than 30 days after their

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      receipt.  Regulatory fees that are not paid when due bear



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      interest on the unpaid fee which shall be calculated at 6-month

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      intervals from the date the fee was due at a rate of interest

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      equal to 1% plus the average interest rate paid at auctions of

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      5-year United States treasury notes during the 6 months immedi-

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      ately preceding July 1 and January 1, as certified by the state

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      treasurer, and compounded annually, until the assessment is paid

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      in full.  An insurer who fails to pay its regulatory fee within

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      the prescribed time limits may have its certificate of authority

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      or license suspended, limited, or revoked as the commissioner

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      considers warranted until the regulatory fee is paid.  If the

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      commissioner determines that a regulatory fee or a part of a

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      regulatory fee paid by an insurer is in excess of the amount

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      legally due and payable, the amount of the excess shall be

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      refunded or, at the insurer's option, be applied as a credit

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      against the regulatory fee for the next fiscal year.  An overpay-

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      ment of $100.00 or less shall be applied as a credit against the

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      insurer's regulatory fee for the next fiscal year unless the

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      insurer had a $100.00 or less overpayment in the immediately pre-

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      ceding fiscal year.  If the insurer had a $100.00 or less over-

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      payment in the immediately preceding fiscal year, at the

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      insurer's option, the current fiscal year overpayment of $100.00

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      or less shall be refunded.

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           (10) Any amounts stated and presented to or certified,

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      assessed, or imposed upon an insurer as provided in

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      subsections (2), (3), and (4) that are unpaid as of the date that

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      the insurer is subjected to a delinquency proceeding pursuant to

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      chapter 81 shall be regarded as an expense of administering the



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      delinquency proceeding and shall be payable as such from the

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      general assets of the insurer.

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            (11) Any statements presented to insurers pursuant to sub-

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      sections (2) and (3) for examinations or investigations conducted

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      since October 1, 1993 shall be cancelled as of June 30, 1994.

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      Amounts actually paid by an insurer because of those statements

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      shall be credited against the regulatory fee levied for the

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      1993-94 fiscal year and any excess amounts shall be refunded. 

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           (11)  (12)  In addition to the regulatory fee provided in

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      subsection (4), each insurer that locates records or personnel

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      knowledgeable about those records outside this state pursuant to

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      section 476a(3) or section 5256 shall reimburse the insurance

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      bureau for expenses and reasonable costs incurred by the insur-

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      ance bureau as a result of travel and other costs related to

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      examinations or investigations of those records or personnel.

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      The reimbursement shall not include any costs that the insurance

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      bureau would have incurred if the examination had taken place in

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      this state.

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           (12)  (13)  As used in this section:

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           (a) "Annuity considerations" means receipts on the sale of

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      annuities as used in section 22a of the single business tax act,

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      1975 PA 228, MCL 208.22a.

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           (b) "Insurer" means an insurer authorized to do business in

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      this state and includes nonprofit health care corporations,

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      dental care corporations, and health maintenance organizations.

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           (13)  (14)  All fees added by  the amendatory act that added

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      this subsection  1994 PA 228 shall not apply on and after



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      January 1, 1996, unless by September 1, 1995, and annually

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      thereafter, the commissioner submits a report to the senate and

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      house of representatives standing committees on insurance issues

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      and to the senate and house of representatives appropriations

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      regulatory subcommittees on all receivership activities of the

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      commissioner and the insurance bureau pertaining to the liquida-

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      tion of insolvent insurers for the immediately preceding calendar

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      year.  The report shall include all of the following:

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           (a) A summary schedule of all insurance bureau expenditures

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      for legal, accounting, and administrative expenditures made or

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      incurred for the liquidation of all insurers in receivership,

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      including, but not limited to, alien insurers described in

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      section 431a, and paid for out of the insurer's assets during the

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      calendar year being reported on.

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           (b) A detailed schedule of all insurance bureau contractual

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      expenditures for legal, accounting, and administrative expendi-

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      tures made or incurred for the liquidation of all insurers in

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      receivership, including, but not limited to, alien insurers

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      described in section 431a, and paid for out of the insurer's

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      assets during the calendar year being reported on including, but

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      not limited to, itemization of legal billings, criminal investi-

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      gation expenses, travel, meals, and general office expenses.

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           (c) A statement of the net changes in assets and liabilities

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      of each insurer in receivership, including, but not limited to,

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      an alien insurer described in section 431a.  This statement shall

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      include changes due to interest rate changes, real estate values,

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      and other investment activities, including a detailed statement



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      of the sale of assets and the net loss or gain on those assets

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      and a statement of the amount of assets preserved, gained, or

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      recovered by the receiver.

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           Sec. 240.  (1) The commissioner shall collect, and the

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      person affected shall pay to the commissioner, the following

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      fees:

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           (a) Filing fee for original authorization to

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      transact insurance OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

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      BUSINESS in this state, for each domestic,  insurer,

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      and each  foreign, and alien insurer, AND EACH HEALTH

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      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION...............................  $ 25.00.

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           (b) Filing fee for annual statement of foreign and

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      alien insurers, each year, subject to section  476a....  $ 25.00.

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           (c) Agent's appointment fee, resident or nonresi-

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      dent, payable by insurer OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATION so represented, for each agent, each year.  $  5.00.

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           (d) Application fee payable by each initial appli-

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      cant for license as resident agent, nonresident agent,

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      surplus lines agent, solicitor, counselor, or adjuster,

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      not transferable or refundable.........................  $ 10.00.

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           (e) Solicitor's license, each year................  $ 10.00.

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           (f) Insurance counselor license, each year........  $ 10.00.

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           (g) Adjuster's license, each year.................  $  5.00.

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           (h) License examination fee, payable by applicant

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      for all subjects covered in any 1 examination, or por-

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      tion of an examination, for license as resident agent,





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      surplus lines agent, solicitor, counselor, or adjuster,

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      each examination, not transferable or refundable.......  $ 10.00.

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           (i) Surplus lines agent license each year.........  $100.00.

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            (j) Certification of records..................... $  2.00. 

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           (2) Each incorporated domestic insurer shall pay to the

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      attorney general, for the examination of the insurer's articles

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      of incorporation or any amendments to the articles of incorpora-

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      tion, the sum of $25.00.

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           (3) The fees and charges for official services performed by

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      the commissioner or the commissioner's deputies or employees,

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      when collected, shall be turned over to the state treasurer and a

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      receipt taken.  The fees and charges provided for in this section

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      shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the

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      general fund.

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           (4) The provisions of subsection (1)(h), insofar as they

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      provide for examination fees, are applicable only if the examina-

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      tions are administered by the commissioner.  If the examinations

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      are administered by some designated authority other than the com-

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      missioner, appropriate examination fees shall be payable directly

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      to the designated authority.

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           Sec. 2213.  (1)  By October 1, 1997, an  EACH insurer AND

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION shall establish an internal

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      formal grievance procedure for approval by the  insurance bureau 

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      COMMISSIONER for persons covered under a policy,  or 

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      certificate, OR CONTRACT issued under chapter 34, 35, or 36 that

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      includes all of the following:





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           (a) Provides for a designated person responsible for

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      administering the grievance system.

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           (b) Provides a designated person or telephone number for

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      receiving complaints.

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           (c) Ensures full investigation of a complaint.

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           (d) Provides for timely notification to the insured OR

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      ENROLLEE as to the progress of an investigation.

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           (e) Provides an insured OR ENROLLEE the right to appear

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      before the board of directors or designated committee or the

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      right to a managerial-level conference to present a grievance.

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           (f) Provides for notification to the insured OR ENROLLEE of

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      the results of the insurer's OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S

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      investigation and for advisement of the insured's OR ENROLLEE'S

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      right to review the grievance by the commissioner THROUGH

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      SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2000 BY AN INDEPEN-

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      DENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT

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      REVIEW ACT.

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           (g) Provides summary data on the number and types of com-

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      plaints AND GRIEVANCES filed.  BEGINNING APRIL 15, 2001, THIS

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      SUMMARY DATA FOR THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR SHALL BE FILED ANNUALLY

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      WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

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           (h) Provides for periodic management and governing body

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      review of the data to assure that appropriate actions have been

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      taken.

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           (i) Provides for copies of all complaints and responses to

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      be available at the principal office of the insurer OR HEALTH

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      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION for inspection by the  insurance bureau 



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      COMMISSIONER for 2 years following the year the complaint was

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      filed.

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           (j) That when an adverse determination is made, a written

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      statement containing the reasons for the adverse determination

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       will be  IS provided to the insured  person.  (k) That  OR

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      ENROLLEE ALONG WITH a written notification IN PLAIN ENGLISH of

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      the  grievance procedures will be provided to the insured person

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      when the insured person contests an adverse determination  RIGHT

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      TO A REVIEW BY THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND

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      BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2000 BY AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION

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      UNDER THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW ACT.

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           (K)  (l)  That a final determination will be made in writing

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      by the insurer OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION not later than

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       90  45 calendar days after a formal grievance is submitted in

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      writing by the insured  person  OR ENROLLEE.  The timing for the

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       90-calendar-day  45-CALENDAR-DAY period may be tolled, however,

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      for any period of time the insured  person  OR ENROLLEE is per-

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      mitted to take under the grievance procedure.

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           (l)  (m)  That an initial determination will be made by the

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      insurer OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION not later than 72

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      hours after receipt of an expedited grievance.  Within 3 business

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      days after the initial determination by the insurer OR HEALTH

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      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, the insured or  a person, including,

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      but not limited to, a physician, authorized in writing to act on

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      behalf of the insured  ENROLLEE may request further review by the

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      insurer OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION or for a determination

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      SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2000 BY AN

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      INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO

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      INDEPENDENT REVIEW ACT.  If further review is requested, a final

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      determination by the insurer OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

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      shall be made not later than 30 days after receipt of the request

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      for further review.  Within 10 days after receipt of a final

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      determination, the insured or  a person, including, but not

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      limited to, a physician, authorized in writing to act on behalf

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      of the insured  ENROLLEE may request a determination of the

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      matter by the commissioner or his or her designee THROUGH

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      SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2000 BY AN INDEPEN-

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      DENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT

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      REVIEW ACT.  If the initial or final determination by the insurer

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      OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION is made orally, the insurer OR

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION shall provide a written confirma-

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      tion of the determination to the insured OR ENROLLEE not later

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      than 2 business days after the oral determination.  An expedited

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      grievance under this subdivision applies if a grievance is sub-

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      mitted and a physician, orally or in writing, substantiates that

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      the time frame for a grievance under subdivision  (l)  (K) would

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      acutely jeopardize the life of the insured OR ENROLLEE.

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           (M)  (n)  That the insured  person  OR ENROLLEE has
   the

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      right to a determination of the matter by the commissioner or his

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      or her designee THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND BEGINNING OCTOBER

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      1, 2000 BY AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PATIENT'S

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      RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW ACT.





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            (2) The commissioner shall establish a procedure for a

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      determination of a grievance under this section which shall be

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      reasonably calculated to resolve these matters informally and as

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      rapidly as possible, while protecting the interests of both the

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      insured and the insurer.  This procedure is not a contested case

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      under the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of

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      the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the

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      Michigan Compiled Laws, and is not appealable under Act No. 306

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      of the Public Acts of 1969. 

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           (2) AN INSURED OR ENROLLEE MAY AUTHORIZE IN WRITING ANY

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      PERSON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A PHYSICIAN, TO ACT ON HIS

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      OR HER BEHALF AT ANY STAGE IN A GRIEVANCE PROCEEDING UNDER THIS

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      SECTION.

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           (3) This section does not apply to a provider's complaint

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      concerning claims payment, handling, or reimbursement for health

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      care services.

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           (4) As used in this section:

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           (a) "Adverse determination" means a determination that an

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      admission, availability of care, continued stay, or other health

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      care service has been reviewed and denied.  Failure to respond in

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      a timely manner to a request for a determination constitutes an

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      adverse determination.

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           (b) "Grievance" means a complaint on behalf of an insured

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       person  OR ENROLLEE submitted by an insured  person or a person,

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      including, but not limited to, a physician, authorized in writing

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      to act on behalf of the insured person regarding  OR ENROLLEE

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           (i) The availability, delivery, or quality of health care

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      services, including a complaint regarding an adverse determina-

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      tion made pursuant to utilization review.

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           (ii) Benefits or claims payment, handling, or reimbursement

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      for health care services.

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           (iii) Matters pertaining to the contractual relationship

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      between an insured OR ENROLLEE and the insurer OR HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NANCE ORGANIZATION.

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                                  CHAPTER 35

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                       HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

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           SEC. 3501.  AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER:

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           (A) "AFFILIATED PROVIDER" MEANS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL,

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      LICENSED HOSPITAL, LICENSED PHARMACY, OR ANY OTHER INSTITUTION,

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      ORGANIZATION, OR PERSON HAVING A CONTRACT WITH A HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NANCE ORGANIZATION TO RENDER 1 OR MORE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERV-

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      ICES TO AN ENROLLEE.

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           (B) "BASIC HEALTH SERVICES" MEANS:

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           (i) PHYSICIAN SERVICES INCLUDING CONSULTANT AND REFERRAL

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      SERVICES BY A PHYSICIAN, BUT NOT INCLUDING PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.

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           (ii) AMBULATORY SERVICES.

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           (iii) INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES, OTHER THAN THOSE FOR THE

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      TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

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           (iv) EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES.

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           (v) OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, NOT FEWER THAN 20

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      VISITS PER YEAR.

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           (vi) INTERMEDIATE AND OUTPATIENT CARE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS

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      FOLLOWS:



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           (A) FOR GROUP CONTRACTS, IF THE FEES FOR A GROUP CONTRACT

 2
      WOULD BE INCREASED BY 3% OR MORE BECAUSE OF THE PROVISION OF

 3
      SERVICES UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE GROUP SUBSCRIBER MAY

 4
      DECLINE THE SERVICES.  FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS, IF THE TOTAL

 5
      FEES FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS WOULD BE INCREASED BY 3% OR

 6
      MORE BECAUSE OF THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER THIS

 7
      SUBPARAGRAPH IN ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS, THE NAMED SUBSCRIBER OF

 8
      EACH CONTRACT MAY DECLINE THE SERVICES.

 9
           (B) CHARGES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SERVICES REQUIRED

10
      TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE LESS FAVOR-

11
      ABLE THAN THE MAXIMUM PRESCRIBED FOR ANY OTHER COMPARABLE

12
      SERVICE.

13
           (C) THE SERVICES REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBPARA-

14
      GRAPH SHALL NOT BE REDUCED BY TERMS OR CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO

15
      OTHER SERVICES IN A GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT.  THIS

16
      SUB-SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT CONTRACTS

17
      THAT PROVIDE FOR DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYMENT PROVISIONS FOR SERV-

18
      ICES FOR INTERMEDIATE AND OUTPATIENT CARE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

19
           (D) THE SERVICES REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBPARA-

20
      GRAPH SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE FOR UP TO $2,968.00 IN SERV-

21
      ICES FOR INTERMEDIATE AND OUTPATIENT CARE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PER

22
      INDIVIDUAL PER YEAR.  THIS MINIMUM SHALL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BY

23
      MARCH 31 EACH YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANNUAL AVERAGE PERCEN-

24
      TAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRICE

25
      INDEX FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING THE PRECEDING DECEMBER 31.







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           (E) AS USED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "INTERMEDIATE CARE",

 2
      "OUTPATIENT CARE", AND "SUBSTANCE ABUSE" HAVE THOSE MEANINGS

 3
      ASCRIBED TO THEM IN SECTION 3425.

 4
           (vii) DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC

 5
      RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES.

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           (viii) HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

 7
           (ix) PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.

 8
           (C) "ENROLLEE" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ENTITLED TO

 9
      RECEIVE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES UNDER A HEALTH MAINTENANCE

10
      CONTRACT.

11
           (D) "HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT BETWEEN A

12
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AND A SUBSCRIBER OR GROUP OF SUB-

13
      SCRIBERS, TO PROVIDE, WHEN MEDICALLY INDICATED, DESIGNATED HEALTH

14
      MAINTENANCE SERVICES, AS DESCRIBED IN AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS

15
      OF THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, BASIC HEALTH MAINTE-

16
      NANCE SERVICES.  HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT INCLUDES A PRUDENT

17
      PURCHASER CONTRACT.

18
           (E) "HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION" MEANS AN ENTITY THAT

19
      DOES THE FOLLOWING:

20
           (i) DELIVERS HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT ARE MEDICALLY

21
      INDICATED TO ENROLLEES UNDER THE TERMS OF ITS HEALTH MAINTENANCE

22
      CONTRACT, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH AFFILIATED PROVID-

23
      ERS, IN EXCHANGE FOR A FIXED PREPAID SUM OR PER CAPITA PREPAY-

24
      MENT, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE FREQUENCY, EXTENT, OR KIND OF HEALTH

25
      SERVICES.

26
           (ii) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND

27
      QUALITY OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES PROVIDED.



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           (F) "HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES" MEANS SERVICES PROVIDED TO

 2
      ENROLLEES OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION UNDER THEIR HEALTH

 3
      MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.

 4
           (G) "HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED, CER-

 5
      TIFIED, OR AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW TO PRACTICE A

 6
      HEALTH PROFESSION IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE STATE.

 7
           (H) "PRUDENT PURCHASER CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT OFFERED BY

 8
      A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO GROUPS OR TO INDIVIDUALS

 9
      UNDER WHICH ENROLLEES WHO SELECT TO OBTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES

10
      DIRECTLY FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR THROUGH ITS AFFILIATED PROVID-

11
      ERS RECEIVE A FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE OR OTHER ADVANTAGE BY SELECTING

12
      THOSE PROVIDERS.

13
           (I) "SERVICE AREA" MEANS A DEFINED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN

14
      WHICH HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES ARE GENERALLY AVAILABLE AND

15
      READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ENROLLEES AND WHERE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

16
      ORGANIZATIONS MAY MARKET THEIR CONTRACTS.

17
           (J) "SUBSCRIBER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ENTERS INTO A

18
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, OR ON WHOSE BEHALF A HEALTH MAINTE-

19
      NANCE CONTRACT IS ENTERED INTO, WITH A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANI-

20
      ZATION THAT HAS RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY UNDER THIS

21
      CHAPTER AND TO WHOM A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IS ISSUED.

22
           SEC. 3503.  (1) ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT THAT APPLY

23
      TO A DOMESTIC INSURER AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AN EXPENSE-INCURRED

24
      HOSPITAL, MEDICAL, OR SURGICAL POLICY OR CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING,

25
      BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SECTION 223 AND CHAPTERS 34 AND 36, APPLY TO

26
      A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION UNDER THIS CHAPTER UNLESS





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      SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED, OR OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR IN

 2
      THIS CHAPTER.

 3
           (2) SECTIONS 408, 410, 411, 901, AND 5208 AND CHAPTERS 77

 4
      AND 79 DO NOT APPLY TO A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

 5
           SEC. 3505.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL

 6
      RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY UNDER THIS CHAPTER BEFORE

 7
      ISSUING HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 8
      ORGANIZATION LICENSE ISSUED UNDER FORMER PART 210 OF THE PUBLIC

 9
      HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES A CERTIFICATE OF

10
      AUTHORITY UNDER THIS CHAPTER ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS

11
      CHAPTER.

12
           (2) "HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION" SHALL NOT BE USED TO

13
      DESCRIBE OR REFER TO ANY ENTITY OR PERSON AND AN ENTITY OR PERSON

14
      SHALL NOT USE ANY OTHER DESCRIPTIVE WORDS THAT MAY MISLEAD,

15
      DECEIVE, OR IMPLY THAT IT IS A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION,

16
      UNLESS THE ENTITY OR PERSON HAS A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY AS A

17
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

18
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT USE IN ITS

19
      NAME, CONTRACTS, OR LITERATURE THE WORDS "INSURANCE", "CASUALTY",

20
      "SURETY", "MUTUAL", OR ANY OTHER WORDS DESCRIPTIVE OF AN INSUR-

21
      ANCE, CASUALTY, OR SURETY BUSINESS OR DECEPTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE

22
      NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF AN INSURANCE OR SURETY CORPORATION DOING

23
      BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.

24
           SEC. 3507.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF

25
      AUTHORIZING AND REGULATING HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS IN

26
      THIS STATE TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH THE

27
      ASSURANCE THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE:



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           (A) AN ACCEPTABLE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE BY QUALIFIED

 2
      PERSONNEL.

 3
           (B) HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL THAT

 4
      MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED TO ECONOMICALLY PROVIDE HEALTH MAINTE-

 5
      NANCE SERVICES.

 6
           (C) OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT INTEGRATE THE DELIVERY OF

 7
      VARIOUS SERVICES.

 8
           (D) A FINANCIALLY SOUND PREPAYMENT PLAN FOR MEETING HEALTH

 9
      CARE COSTS.

10
           SEC. 3508.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL

11
      DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO ASSESS THE

12
      QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO ENROLLEES THAT INCLUDES, AT A

13
      MINIMUM, SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING OF RELE-

14
      VANT DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTORY AND REGULATORY

15
      REQUIREMENTS.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL FILE ITS

16
      QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

17
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ESTABLISH AND

18
      MAINTAIN A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO DESIGN, MEASURE,

19
      ASSESS, AND IMPROVE THE PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES OF HEALTH CARE AS

20
      IDENTIFIED IN THE PROGRAM.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

21
      SHALL FILE ITS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS PRESCRIBED BY THE

22
      COMMISSIONER.  THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SHALL BE UNDER THE

23
      DIRECTION OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICAL DIREC-

24
      TOR AND SHALL INCLUDE:

25
           (A) A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES, LINES

26
      OF AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, EVALUATION TOOLS, INCLUDING DATA





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      COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

 2
      ACTIVITIES.

 3
           (B) AN ANNUAL EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.

 4
           (C) A WRITTEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT, AT A MINIMUM,

 5
      DESCRIBES HOW THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ANALYZES BOTH

 6
      THE PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES OF CARE, IDENTIFIES THE TARGETED DIAG-

 7
      NOSES AND TREATMENTS TO BE REVIEWED EACH YEAR, USES A RANGE OF

 8
      APPROPRIATE METHODS TO ANALYZE QUALITY, COMPARES PROGRAM FINDINGS

 9
      WITH PAST PERFORMANCE AND INTERNAL GOALS AND EXTERNAL STANDARDS,

10
      MEASURES THE PERFORMANCE OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS, AND CONDUCTS

11
      PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES.

12
           SEC. 3509.  (1) AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR A

13
      CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY SHALL BE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED AND PRO-

14
      VIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

15
           (2) A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY ISSUED UNDER THIS CHAPTER IS

16
      LIMITED TO THE SERVICE AREA DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION UPON

17
      WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY WAS ISSUED.

18
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO CHANGE THE

19
      APPROVED SERVICE AREA SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE SERV-

20
      ICE AREA TO THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL NOT CHANGE THE SERVICE

21
      AREA UNTIL APPROVAL IS RECEIVED.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SPECIFY

22
      THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE IN THE APPLICATION UNDER THIS

23
      SUBSECTION.

24
           SEC. 3511.  (1) BY THE END OF THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF OPERA-

25
      TION, A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY SHALL

26
      HAVE A MINIMUM OF 1/3 OF ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTING OF ADULT

27
      ENROLLEES OF THE ORGANIZATION WHO ARE NOT COMPENSATED OFFICERS,



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      EMPLOYEES, STOCKHOLDERS WHO OWN MORE THAN 5% OF THE

 2
      ORGANIZATION'S SHARES, OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

 3
      CONDUCT OF, OR FINANCIALLY INTERESTED IN, THE ORGANIZATION'S

 4
      AFFAIRS.  THE ENROLLEE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED BY A SIMPLE

 5
      PLURALITY OF THE VOTING SUBSCRIBERS.  EACH SUBSCRIBER SHALL HAVE

 6
      1 VOTE.  THE ENROLLEE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR 3 YEARS

 7
      AFTER THEIR ELECTION, EXCEPT THAT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOLLOWING

 8
      THE FIRST ENROLLEE ELECTION MAY BE ADJUSTED TO ALLOW THE TERMS OF

 9
      ENROLLEE BOARD MEMBERS TO EXPIRE ON A STAGGERED BASIS.  A VACANCY

10
      AMONG ENROLLEE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY A

11
      SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING ENROLLEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

12
      FROM INDIVIDUALS MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THIS SECTION.  A

13
      VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED ONLY FOR THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF THE

14
      ORIGINAL TERM, AT WHICH TIME THE ENROLLEE MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED

15
      IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THIS CHAPTER.

16
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY SHALL

17
      MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM THIS

18
      REQUIREMENT BY THE COMMISSIONER.

19
           SEC. 3513.  (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REGULATE HEALTH

20
      DELIVERY ASPECTS OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS

21
      FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSURING THAT HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

22
      ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING CARE AND SERVICES PROMPTLY, APPROPRIATE-

23
      LY, AND IN A MANNER THAT ASSURES CONTINUITY AND ACCEPTABLE QUAL-

24
      ITY OF HEALTH CARE.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENCOURAGE HEALTH

25
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO UTILIZE A WIDE VARIETY OF

26
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      THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND DISABILITY AND

 2
      TO THE RESTORATION OF HEALTH.

 3
           (2) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REGULATE THE BUSINESS AND FINAN-

 4
      CIAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS FOR

 5
      THE PURPOSE OF ASSURING THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE FINANCIALLY

 6
      SOUND AND FOLLOW ACCEPTABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES.  THE COMMISSIONER

 7
      SHALL ASSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE IN THE INTEREST OF

 8
      ENROLLEES CONSISTENT WITH OVERALL HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT

 9
      WHILE DELIVERING ACCEPTABLE QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES THAT ARE

10
      AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ENROLLEES WITH APPROPRIATE ADMINIS-

11
      TRATIVE COSTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INCENTIVES.  A HEALTH

12
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

13
           (A) PROVIDE, AS PROMPTLY AS APPROPRIATE, HEALTH MAINTENANCE

14
      SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT ASSURES CONTINUITY AND IMPARTS QUALITY

15
      HEALTH CARE UNDER CONDITIONS THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERS TO BE IN

16
      THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

17
           (B) PROVIDE, WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE HEALTH

18
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES THAT ARE

19
      AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND PROVIDED AS PROMPTLY AS APPROPRIATE TO

20
      EACH OF ITS ENROLLEES IN A MANNER THAT ASSURES CONTINUITY, AND

21
      ARE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ENROLLEES 24 HOURS A DAY AND 7

22
      DAYS A WEEK FOR THE TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY EPISODES OF ILLNESS OR

23
      INJURY.

24
           (C) PROVIDE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A CONTINUOUS EVALU-

25
      ATION OF THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE.

26
           (D) PROVIDE THAT REASONABLE PROVISIONS EXIST FOR AN ENROLLEE

27
      TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF



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      THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 2
      ORGANIZATION.

 3
           (E) PROVIDE THAT REASONABLE PROCEDURES EXIST FOR RESOLVING

 4
      ENROLLEE GRIEVANCES AS REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER OR AS OTHERWISE

 5
      PROVIDED BY LAW.

 6
           (F) BE INCORPORATED AS A DISTINCT LEGAL ENTITY UNDER THE

 7
      BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1101 TO 450.2098,

 8
      THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 TO

 9
      450.3192, OR THE MICHIGAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT, 1993 PA

10
      23, MCL 450.4101 TO 450.5200.

11
           (G) HAVE A GOVERNING BODY THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF

12
      THIS CHAPTER.

13
           SEC. 3515.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY PRO-

14
      VIDE ADDITIONAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER RELATED

15
      HEALTH CARE SERVICE OR TREATMENT NOT REQUIRED UNDER THIS

16
      CHAPTER.

17
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY HAVE HEALTH MAIN-

18
      TENANCE CONTRACTS WITH NOMINAL COPAYMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR

19
      SPECIFIC HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES.  COPAYMENTS SHALL NOT

20
      EXCEED 50% OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S REIMBURSEMENT

21
      TO AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER FOR PROVIDING THE SERVICE TO AN

22
      ENROLLEE AND SHALL NOT BE BASED ON THE PROVIDER'S STANDARD CHARGE

23
      FOR THE SERVICE.

24
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY ACCEPT FROM GOV-

25
      ERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND FROM PRIVATE PERSONS PAYMENTS COVERING ANY

26
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           SEC. 3517.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SHALL NOT

 2
      PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF CASH OR OTHER MATERIAL BENEFIT TO AN

 3
      ENROLLEE, EXCEPT AS STATED IN THIS CHAPTER.

 4
           (2) FOR AN EMERGENCY EPISODE OF ILLNESS OR INJURY THAT

 5
      REQUIRES IMMEDIATE TREATMENT BEFORE IT CAN BE SECURED THROUGH THE

 6
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, OR FOR AN OUT-OF-AREA SERVICE

 7
      SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION,

 8
      AN ENROLLEE MAY UTILIZE A PROVIDER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THIS STATE

 9
      NOT NORMALLY ENGAGED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO

10
      RENDER SERVICE TO ITS ENROLLEES.  THE ORGANIZATION SHALL PAY REA-

11
      SONABLE EXPENSES OR FEES TO THE PROVIDER OR ENROLLEE AS APPROPRI-

12
      ATE IN AN INDIVIDUAL CASE.  THESE TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED

13
      ACTS OF INSURANCE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER AND

14
      SECTION 3406K, ARE NOT OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THIS ACT.

15
           SEC. 3519.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACT

16
      AND THE CONTRACT'S RATES, INCLUDING ANY NOMINAL COPAYMENTS,

17
      BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SUBSCRIBERS SHALL BE FAIR,

18
      SOUND, AND REASONABLE IN RELATION TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED, AND

19
      THE PROCEDURES FOR OFFERING AND TERMINATING CONTRACTS SHALL NOT

20
      BE UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY.

21
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACT AND THE

22
      CONTRACT'S RATES SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE,

23
      COLOR, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RESIDENCE WITHIN THE APPROVED

24
      SERVICE AREA OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, LAWFUL OCCU-

25
      PATION, SEX, HANDICAP, OR MARITAL STATUS, EXCEPT THAT MARITAL

26
      STATUS MAY BE USED TO CLASSIFY INDIVIDUALS OR RISKS FOR THE

27
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      RATE DIFFERENTIAL BASED ON SEX, AGE, RESIDENCE, DISABILITY,

 2
      MARITAL STATUS, OR LAWFUL OCCUPATION, IF THE DIFFERENTIAL IS SUP-

 3
      PORTED BY SOUND ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES, A REASONABLE CLASSIFICATION

 4
      SYSTEM, AND IS RELATED TO THE ACTUAL AND CREDIBLE LOSS STATISTICS

 5
      OR REASONABLY ANTICIPATED EXPERIENCE FOR NEW COVERAGES.

 6
           (3) ALL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS SHALL

 7
      INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES.

 8
           SEC. 3521.  (1) THE METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE PREPAYMENT

 9
      RATES BY CATEGORY RATES CHARGED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANI-

10
      ZATION AND ANY CHANGES TO EITHER THE METHODOLOGY OR THE RATES

11
      SHALL BE FILED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER BEFORE

12
      BECOMING EFFECTIVE.

13
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT SUPPORT-

14
      ING DATA USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PREPAYMENT RATE OR RATING

15
      METHODOLOGY AND ALL OTHER DATA SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH THE FINAN-

16
      CIAL SOUNDNESS OF THE PREPAYMENT PLAN OR RATING METHODOLOGY.

17
           (3) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ANNUALLY REQUIRE A SCHEDULE OF

18
      RATES FOR ALL SUBSCRIBER CONTRACTS AND RIDERS.  ALL SUBMISSIONS

19
      SHALL NOTE CHANGES OF RATES PREVIOUSLY FILED OR APPROVED.

20
           SEC. 3523.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SHALL BE FILED

21
      WITH AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

22
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SHALL INCLUDE ANY APPROVED

23
      RIDERS, AMENDMENTS, AND THE ENROLLMENT APPLICATION.

24
           (3) IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT THAT APPLY TO

25
      AN EXPENSE-INCURRED HOSPITAL, MEDICAL, OR SURGICAL POLICY OR CER-

26
      TIFICATE, A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE

27
      FOLLOWING:



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           (A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

 2
           (B) DEFINITIONS OF TERMS SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION.

 3
           (C) THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF COVERAGE.

 4
           (D) THE CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY.

 5
           (E) A STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS.

 6
           (F) A DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC BENEFITS AND SERVICES AVAIL-

 7
      ABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA, WITH RESPECTIVE

 8
      COPAYMENTS.

 9
           (G) A DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY AND OUT-OF-AREA SERVICES.

10
           (H) A SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF ANY LIMITATION, EXCLUSION, AND

11
      EXCEPTION, INCLUDING ANY PREEXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION,

12
      GROUPED TOGETHER WITH CAPTIONS IN BOLDFACED TYPE.

13
           (I) COVENANTS WHICH ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY, AN ENROLLEE'S

14
      RIGHT TO CHOOSE OR CHANGE THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OR OTHER

15
      PROVIDERS, AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES, AND ANY

16
      RIGHTS OF THE ENROLLEE TO INSPECT AND REVIEW HIS OR HER MEDICAL

17
      RECORDS.

18
           (J) COVENANTS OF THE SUBSCRIBER SHALL ADDRESS ALL OF THE

19
      FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:

20
           (i) TIMELY PAYMENT.

21
           (ii) NONASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS.

22
           (iii) TRUTH IN APPLICATION AND STATEMENTS.

23
           (iv) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN ADDRESS.

24
           (v) THEFT OF MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATION.

25
           (K) A STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS REGARDING THE

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      GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.





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           (l) A STATEMENT REGARDING SUBROGATION AND COORDINATION OF

 2
      BENEFITS PROVISIONS, INCLUDING ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENROLLEE

 3
      TO COOPERATE.

 4
           (M) A STATEMENT REGARDING CONVERSION RIGHTS.

 5
           (N) PROVISIONS FOR ADDING NEW FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHER

 6
      ACQUIRED DEPENDENTS, INCLUDING CONVERSION OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS

 7
      TO FAMILY CONTRACTS AND FAMILY CONTRACTS TO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS,

 8
      AND THE TIME CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED.

 9
           (O) PROVISIONS FOR GRACE PERIODS FOR LATE PAYMENT.

10
           (P) A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SPECIFIC TERMS UNDER WHICH THE

11
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OR THE SUBSCRIBER CAN TERMINATE

12
      THE CONTRACT.

13
           (Q) A STATEMENT OF THE NONASSIGNABILITY OF THE CONTRACT.

14
           SEC. 3525.  (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION

15
      (2), IF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION DESIRES TO CHANGE A

16
      CONTRACT IT OFFERS TO ENROLLEES OR DESIRES TO CHANGE A RATE

17
      CHARGED, A COPY OF THE PROPOSED REVISED CONTRACT OR RATE SHALL BE

18
      FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 60

19
      DAYS AFTER THE FILING, UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER APPROVES THE

20
      CHANGE IN WRITING BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF 60 DAYS AFTER THE

21
      FILING.  IF THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERS THAT THE PROPOSED REVISED

22
      CONTRACT OR RATE IS ILLEGAL OR UNREASONABLE IN RELATION TO THE

23
      SERVICES PROVIDED, THE COMMISSIONER, NOT MORE THAN 60 DAYS AFTER

24
      THE PROPOSED REVISED CONTRACT OR RATE IS FILED, SHALL NOTIFY THE

25
      ORGANIZATION IN WRITING, SPECIFYING THE REASONS FOR DISAPPROVAL

26
      OR FOR APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS.  FOR AN APPROVAL WITH

27
      MODIFICATIONS, THE NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY WHAT MODIFICATIONS IN THE



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      FILING ARE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL, THE REASONS FOR THE

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      MODIFICATIONS, AND THAT THE FILING BECOMES EFFECTIVE AFTER THE

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      MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  THE

 4
      COMMISSIONER SHALL SCHEDULE A HEARING NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS AFTER

 5
      RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST FROM THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANI-

 6
      ZATION, AND THE REVISED CONTRACT OR RATE SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT

 7
      UNTIL APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER AFTER THE HEARING.  WITHIN 30

 8
      DAYS AFTER THE HEARING, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE ORGANI-

 9
      ZATION IN WRITING OF THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROPOSED REVISED CON-

10
      TRACT OR RATE, TOGETHER WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S FINDINGS OF FACT

11
      AND CONCLUSIONS.

12
           (2) IF THE REVISED CONTRACT OR RATE IS THE RESULT OF COLLEC-

13
      TIVE BARGAINING AND AFFECTS ONLY THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUPS

14
      ENGAGED IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT

15
      APPLY BUT THE REVISED CONTRACT OR RATE SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY FILED

16
      WITH THE COMMISSIONER.

17
           (3) NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A

18
      PROPOSED CHANGE IN A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT OR THE RATE

19
      CHARGED, THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ISSUE TO EACH

20
      SUBSCRIBER OR GROUP OF SUBSCRIBERS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE

21
      PROPOSED CHANGE A CLEAR WRITTEN STATEMENT STATING THE EXTENT AND

22
      NATURE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE.  IF THE COMMISSIONER HAS APPROVED

23
      A PROPOSED CHANGE IN A CONTRACT OR RATE IN WRITING BEFORE THE

24
      EXPIRATION OF 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF FILING, THE ORGANIZATION

25
      IMMEDIATELY SHALL NOTIFY EACH SUBSCRIBER OR GROUP OF SUBSCRIBERS

26
      WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE.





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           SEC. 3527.  (1) UPON OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY, A

 2
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY ENTER INTO HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 3
      CONTRACTS AND ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THIS

 4
      PART AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OF THIS STATE THAT ARE NECESSARY

 5
      TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS CONTRACTS.

 6
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT TERMINATE A

 7
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT OR DENY A RENEWAL OF A CONTRACT

 8
      BECAUSE OF AGE, SEX, HEALTH STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR FREQUENCY

 9
      OF UTILIZATION OF MEDICALLY INDICATED SERVICES OF AN ENROLLEE OR

10
      GROUP OF ENROLLEES.

11
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT MAY BE TERMINATED FOR VIO-

12
      LATION OF THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT OR FOR NONPAYMENT OF THE

13
      FIXED PREPAID SUM OR PER CAPITA PREPAYMENT SET FORTH IN THE CON-

14
      TRACT IF THE FIXED PREPAID SUM OR PER CAPITA PREPAYMENT IS NOT

15
      PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE.

16
           SEC. 3528.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL DO

17
      ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

18
           (A) ESTABLISH WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CREDEN-

19
      TIALING VERIFICATION OF ALL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH WHOM

20
      THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS AND SHALL APPLY

21
      THESE STANDARDS CONSISTENTLY.

22
           (B) VERIFY THE CREDENTIALS OF A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

23
      BEFORE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THAT HEALTH CARE

24
      PROFESSIONAL.  THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICAL

25
      DIRECTOR OR OTHER DESIGNATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL SHALL HAVE

26
      RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND SHALL PARTICIPATE IN, HEALTH CARE

27
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           (C) ESTABLISH A CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION COMMITTEE

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      CONSISTING OF LICENSED PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFES-

 3
      SIONALS TO REVIEW CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION INFORMATION AND SUP-

 4
      PORTING DOCUMENTS AND MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING CREDENTIALING

 5
      VERIFICATION.

 6
           (D) MAKE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE APPLYING HEALTH CARE

 7
      PROFESSIONAL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST ALL APPLICATION AND CREDENTIAL-

 8
      ING VERIFICATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

 9
           (E) RETAIN ALL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO A HEALTH

10
      CARE PROFESSIONAL'S CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION PROCESS FOR AT

11
      LEAST 2 YEARS.

12
           (F) KEEP CONFIDENTIAL ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE CRE-

13
      DENTIALING VERIFICATION PROCESS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY

14
      LAW.

15
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL OBTAIN PRIMARY

16
      VERIFICATION OF AT LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT

17
      AN APPLICANT TO BECOME AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER WITH THE HEALTH

18
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION:

19
           (A) CURRENT LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE AND

20
      HISTORY OF LICENSURE.

21
           (B) CURRENT LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COVERAGE, IF

22
      APPLICABLE.

23
           (C) STATUS OF HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES, IF APPLICABLE.

24
           (D) SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION STATUS, IF APPLICABLE.

25
           (E) CURRENT DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) REGISTRATION CER-

26
      TIFICATE, IF APPLICABLE.





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           (F) GRADUATION FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL.

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           (G) COMPLETION OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING, IF APPLICABLE.

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           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL OBTAIN, SUBJECT

 4
      TO EITHER PRIMARY OR SECONDARY VERIFICATION AT THE HEALTH MAINTE-

 5
      NANCE ORGANIZATION'S DISCRETION, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

 6
      ABOUT AN APPLICANT TO BECOME AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER WITH THE

 7
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION:

 8
           (A) THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL'S LICENSE HISTORY IN THIS

 9
      AND ALL OTHER STATES.

10
           (B) THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL'S MALPRACTICE HISTORY.

11
           (C) THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL'S PRACTICE HISTORY.

12
           (4) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL OBTAIN AT LEAST

13
      EVERY 3 YEARS PRIMARY VERIFICATION OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FOR A

14
      PARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL:

15
           (A) CURRENT LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THIS STATE.

16
           (B) CURRENT LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COVERAGE, IF

17
      APPLICABLE.

18
           (C) STATUS OF HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES, IF APPLICABLE.

19
           (D) CURRENT DEA REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, IF APPLICABLE.

20
           (E) SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION STATUS, IF APPLICABLE.

21
           (5) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL REQUIRE ALL PAR-

22
      TICIPATING PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

23
      TION OF CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN THIS

24
      SECTION AT ANY TIME AND IDENTIFY FOR AFFILIATED PROVIDERS THE

25
      INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM THEY SHOULD REPORT CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF AN

26
      ITEM LISTED IN THIS SECTION.





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           (6) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL PROVIDE A HEALTH

 2
      CARE PROFESSIONAL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND CORRECT

 3
      INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THAT HEALTH CARE

 4
      PROFESSIONAL'S CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION APPLICATION AS

 5
      FOLLOWS:

 6
           (A) EACH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE CRE-

 7
      DENTIALING VERIFICATION PROCESS HAS THE RIGHT TO REVIEW ALL

 8
      INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE SOURCE OF THAT INFORMATION, OBTAINED

 9
      BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO SATISFY THE REQUIRE-

10
      MENTS OF THIS SECTION DURING THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

11
      ORGANIZATION'S CREDENTIALING PROCESS.

12
           (B) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOTIFY A HEALTH

13
      CARE PROFESSIONAL OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING THE HEALTH

14
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION PROCESS

15
      THAT DOES NOT MEET THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S CREDEN-

16
      TIALING VERIFICATION STANDARDS OR THAT VARIES SUBSTANTIALLY FROM

17
      THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

18
      BY THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, EXCEPT THAT THE HEALTH MAINTE-

19
      NANCE ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO REVEAL THE SOURCE OF INFOR-

20
      MATION IF THE INFORMATION IS NOT OBTAINED TO MEET THE REQUIRE-

21
      MENTS OF THIS SECTION OR IF DISCLOSURE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

22
           (C) A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL HAS THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY

23
      ERRONEOUS INFORMATION.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL

24
      HAVE A FORMAL PROCESS BY WHICH A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MAY

25
      SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTAL OR CORRECTED INFORMATION TO THE HEALTH MAIN-

26
      TENANCE ORGANIZATION'S CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION COMMITTEE AND

27
      REQUEST A RECONSIDERATION OF THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL'S



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      CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION APPLICATION IF THE HEALTH CARE

 2
      PROFESSIONAL FEELS THAT THE HEALTH CARRIER'S CREDENTIALING VERI-

 3
      FICATION COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT IS INCORRECT OR

 4
      MISLEADING.  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION

 5
      BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

 6
           (7) IF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS TO HAVE

 7
      ANOTHER ENTITY PERFORM THE CREDENTIALING FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY

 8
      THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HOLD THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 9
      ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE

10
      ENTITY WITH WHICH IT CONTRACTS AND FOR ENSURING THAT THE REQUIRE-

11
      MENTS OF THIS SECTION ARE MET.

12
           (8) NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE A

13
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO SELECT A PROVIDER AS AN AFFIL-

14
      IATED PROVIDER SOLELY BECAUSE THE PROVIDER MEETS THE HEALTH MAIN-

15
      TENANCE ORGANIZATION'S CREDENTIALING VERIFICATION STANDARDS, OR

16
      TO PREVENT A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION FROM UTILIZING SEPA-

17
      RATE OR ADDITIONAL CRITERIA IN SELECTING THE HEALTH CARE PROFES-

18
      SIONALS WITH WHOM IT CONTRACTS.

19
           SEC. 3529.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY CON-

20
      TRACT WITH OR EMPLOY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON THE BASIS OF COST,

21
      QUALITY, AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES TO THE MEMBERSHIP, CONFORMITY

22
      TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGAN-

23
      IZATION, AND OTHER FACTORS RELEVANT TO DELIVERY OF ECONOMICAL,

24
      QUALITY CARE, BUT SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF

25
      THE CLASS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO WHICH THE HEALTH PROFES-

26
      SIONAL BELONGS.





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           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ENTER INTO

 2
      CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS THROUGH WHICH HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE

 3
      USUALLY PROVIDED TO ENROLLEES UNDER THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGAN-

 4
      IZATION PLAN.

 5
           (3) AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER CONTRACT SHALL PROHIBIT THE PRO-

 6
      VIDER FROM SEEKING PAYMENT FROM THE ENROLLEE FOR SERVICES PRO-

 7
      VIDED PURSUANT TO THE PROVIDER CONTRACT, EXCEPT THAT THE CONTRACT

 8
      MAY ALLOW AFFILIATED PROVIDERS TO COLLECT COPAYMENTS DIRECTLY

 9
      FROM ENROLLEES.

10
           (4) AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER CONTRACT SHALL CONTAIN PROVISIONS

11
      ASSURING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

12
           (A) THE PROVIDER MEETS APPLICABLE LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION

13
      REQUIREMENTS.

14
           (B) APPROPRIATE ACCESS BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

15
      TION TO RECORDS OR REPORTS CONCERNING SERVICES TO ITS ENROLLEES.

16
           (C) THE PROVIDER COOPERATES WITH THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

17
      ORGANIZATION'S QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES.

18
           (5) THE COMMISSIONER MAY WAIVE THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT

19
      UNDER SUBSECTION (2) IF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION HAS

20
      DEMONSTRATED THAT IT IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A CONTRACT AND ACCESSI-

21
      BILITY TO PATIENT CARE WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED.  WHEN 10% OR

22
      MORE OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTIVE INPATIENT

23
      ADMISSIONS, OR PROJECTED ADMISSIONS FOR A NEW HEALTH MAINTENANCE

24
      ORGANIZATION, OCCUR IN HOSPITALS WITH WHICH THE HEALTH MAINTE-

25
      NANCE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS THAT

26
      PROTECT ENROLLEES FROM LIABILITY FOR AUTHORIZED ADMISSIONS AND

27
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      MAINTAIN A HOSPITAL RESERVE FUND EQUAL TO 3 MONTHS' PROJECTED

 2
      CLAIMS FROM SUCH HOSPITALS.

 3
           (6) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE

 4
      COMMISSIONER FOR APPROVAL STANDARD CONTRACT FORMATS PROPOSED FOR

 5
      USE WITH ITS AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO

 6
      THOSE CONTRACTS.  THE CONTRACT FORMAT OR CHANGE IS CONSIDERED

 7
      APPROVED 30 DAYS AFTER FILING UNLESS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED

 8
      WITHIN THE 30 DAYS.  AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "SUBSTANTIVE

 9
      CHANGES TO CONTRACT FORMATS" MEANS A CHANGE TO A PROVIDER CON-

10
      TRACT THAT ALTERS THE METHOD OF PAYMENT TO A PROVIDER, ALTERS THE

11
      RISK ASSUMED BY EACH PARTY TO THE CONTRACT, OR AFFECTS A PROVI-

12
      SION REQUIRED BY LAW.

13
           (7) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OR APPLICANT SHALL

14
      PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT IT HAS EMPLOYED, OR HAS EXECUTED AFFILIA-

15
      TION CONTRACTS WITH, A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PROVIDERS TO ENABLE

16
      IT TO DELIVER THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES IT PROPOSES TO

17
      OFFER.

18
           SEC. 3530.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL

19
      MAINTAIN CONTRACTS WITH THOSE NUMBERS AND THOSE TYPES OF AFFILI-

20
      ATED PROVIDERS THAT ARE SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE THAT COVERED SERV-

21
      ICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ITS ENROLLEES WITHOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY.

22
      THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE WHAT IS SUFFICIENT AS PROVIDED

23
      IN THIS SECTION AND AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY REFERENCE TO REASON-

24
      ABLE CRITERIA USED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION,

25
      INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDER-COVERED PERSON RATIOS BY

26
      SPECIALTY, PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER-COVERED PERSON RATIOS,

27
      GEOGRAPHIC ACCESSIBILITY, WAITING TIMES FOR APPOINTMENTS WITH



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      PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS, HOURS OF OPERATION, AND THE VOLUME OF

 2
      TECHNOLOGICAL AND SPECIALTY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO SERVE THE NEEDS

 3
      OF ENROLLEES REQUIRING TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED OR SPECIALTY

 4
      CARE.

 5
           (2) IF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION HAS AN INSUFFICIENT

 6
      NUMBER OR TYPE OF PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE A COVERED

 7
      BENEFIT, THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ENSURE THAT

 8
      THE ENROLLEE OBTAINS THE COVERED BENEFIT AT NO GREATER COST TO

 9
      THE ENROLLEE THAN IF THE BENEFIT WERE OBTAINED FROM PARTICIPATING

10
      PROVIDERS, OR SHALL MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ACCEPTABLE TO THE

11
      COMMISSIONER.

12
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ESTABLISH AND

13
      MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE REASONABLE PROXIMITY OF

14
      PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS TO THE BUSINESS OR PERSONAL RESIDENCE OF

15
      ENROLLEES.  IN DETERMINING WHETHER A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

16
      TION HAS COMPLIED WITH THIS PROVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL

17
      GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE RELATIVE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH

18
      CARE PROVIDERS IN THE SERVICE AREA.

19
           SEC. 3531.  (1) THIS SECTION APPLIES IF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE

20
      ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO BECOME

21
      AFFILIATED PROVIDERS OR OFFERS A PRUDENT PURCHASER CONTRACT.

22
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY ENTER INTO A CON-

23
      TRACT WITH 1 OR MORE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO CONTROL HEALTH CARE

24
      COSTS, ASSURE APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERV-

25
      ICES, AND MAINTAIN QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE.  THE HEALTH MAINTE-

26
      NANCE ORGANIZATION MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO

27
      UNDER THIS SECTION IF THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS IS SUFFICIENT TO



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      ASSURE REASONABLE LEVELS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES

 2
      FOR RECIPIENTS OF THOSE SERVICES.  THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS AUTHO-

 3
      RIZED BY THIS SECTION THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ASSURE REASONABLE

 4
      LEVELS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR RECIPIENTS

 5
      SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AS

 6
      APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER UNDER THIS CHAPTER.  HOWEVER, THE

 7
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL OFFER A CONTRACT, COM-

 8
      PARABLE TO THOSE CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO WITH OTHER AFFILIATED

 9
      PROVIDERS, TO AT LEAST 1 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT PROVIDES THE

10
      APPLICABLE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND IS LOCATED WITHIN A

11
      REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM THE RECIPIENTS OF THOSE HEALTH MAINTE-

12
      NANCE SERVICES, IF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT PROVIDES THE

13
      APPLICABLE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES IS LOCATED WITHIN THAT

14
      REASONABLE DISTANCE.

15
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL GIVE ALL HEALTH

16
      CARE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

17
      SERVICES AND ARE LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE

18
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO THE

19
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO BECOME AN AFFILIATED

20
      PROVIDER.

21
           (4) A CONTRACT SHALL BE BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN

22
      STANDARDS WHICH SHALL BE FILED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANI-

23
      ZATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON A FORM AND IN A MANNER THAT IS

24
      UNIFORMLY DEVELOPED AND APPLIED BY THE COMMISSIONER:

25
           (A) STANDARDS FOR MAINTAINING QUALITY HEALTH CARE.

26
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           (C) STANDARDS FOR ASSURING APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF HEALTH

 2
      CARE SERVICES.

 3
           (D) STANDARDS FOR ASSURING REASONABLE LEVELS OF ACCESS TO

 4
      HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

 5
           (E) OTHER STANDARDS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BY THE HEALTH

 6
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

 7
           (5) IF THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT STANDARDS UNDER

 8
      SUBSECTION (4) ARE DUPLICATIVE OF STANDARDS ALREADY FILED BY THE

 9
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, THOSE DUPLICATIVE STANDARDS NEED

10
      NOT BE FILED UNDER SUBSECTION (4).

11
           (6) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL DEVELOP AND

12
      INSTITUTE PROCEDURES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO NOTIFY HEALTH CARE PRO-

13
      VIDERS THAT PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES

14
      AND ARE LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION

15
      OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR A PROVIDER PANEL.  THE PRO-

16
      CEDURES SHALL INCLUDE THE GIVING OF NOTICE TO THOSE PROVIDERS

17
      UPON REQUEST AND SHALL INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER WITH

18
      GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE ORGANI-

19
      ZATION AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE INITIAL PROVIDER APPLICATION

20
      PERIOD.

21
           (7) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN

22
      INITIAL 60-DAY PROVIDER APPLICATION PERIOD DURING WHICH PROVIDERS

23
      MAY APPLY TO THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO BECOME AFFIL-

24
      IATED PROVIDERS.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS

25
      ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER SHALL PRO-

26
      VIDE, AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 4 YEARS, FOR A 60-DAY PROVIDER

27
      APPLICATION PERIOD DURING WHICH A PROVIDER MAY APPLY TO THE



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      ORGANIZATION TO BECOME AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER.  NOTICE OF THIS

 2
      PROVIDER APPLICATION PERIOD SHALL BE GIVEN TO PROVIDERS UPON

 3
      REQUEST AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER WITH GENERAL CIRCU-

 4
      LATION IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT LEAST

 5
      30 DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROVIDER APPLICATION

 6
      PERIOD.  UPON RECEIPT OF A REQUEST BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, THE

 7
      ORGANIZATION SHALL PROVIDE THE WRITTEN STANDARDS REQUIRED UNDER

 8
      THIS CHAPTER TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.  WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER

 9
      THE CLOSE OF A PROVIDER APPLICATION PERIOD, OR WITHIN 30 DAYS

10
      FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE APPLICABLE PHYSICIAN CREDENTIAL-

11
      ING PROCESS, WHICHEVER IS LATER, A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

12
      TION SHALL NOTIFY AN APPLICANT IN WRITING AS TO WHETHER THE

13
      APPLICATION TO BECOME AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER HAS BEEN ACCEPTED OR

14
      REJECTED.  IF AN APPLICANT HAS BEEN REJECTED, THE HEALTH MAINTE-

15
      NANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL STATE IN WRITING THE REASONS FOR REJEC-

16
      TION, CITING 1 OR MORE OF THE STANDARDS.

17
           (8) A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHOSE CONTRACT AS AN AFFILIATED

18
      PROVIDER IS TERMINATED SHALL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST WITH A

19
      WRITTEN EXPLANATION BY THE ORGANIZATION OF THE REASONS FOR THE

20
      TERMINATION.

21
           (9) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT IS PROVIDING PRU-

22
      DENT PURCHASER AGREEMENT SERVICES TO AN INSURER SHALL PROVIDE THE

23
      INSURER ON A TIMELY BASIS WITH INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE

24
      INSURER THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS AND THAT THE INSURER NEEDS TO

25
      COMPLY WITH SECTION 2212.

26
           SEC. 3533.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY OFFER

27
      PRUDENT PURCHASER CONTRACTS TO GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS AND IN



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      CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE CONTRACTS A HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 2
      ORGANIZATION MAY PAY OR MAY REIMBURSE ENROLLEES, OR MAY CONTRACT

 3
      WITH ANOTHER ENTITY TO PAY OR REIMBURSE ENROLLEES, FOR UNAUTHO-

 4
      RIZED SERVICES OR FOR SERVICES BY NONAFFILIATED PROVIDERS IN

 5
      ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT AND SUBJECT TO COPAY-

 6
      MENTS, DEDUCTIBLES, OR OTHER FINANCIAL PENALTIES DESIGNED TO

 7
      ENCOURAGE ENROLLEES TO OBTAIN SERVICES FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S

 8
      PROVIDERS.

 9
           (2) PRUDENT PURCHASER CONTRACTS AND THE RATES CHARGED FOR

10
      THEM ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AS HEALTH

11
      MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.  THE RATES CHARGED BY AN ORGANIZATION FOR

12
      COVERAGE UNDER CONTRACTS ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE

13
      UNREASONABLY LOWER THAN WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MEET THE EXPENSES OF

14
      THE ORGANIZATION FOR PROVIDING THIS COVERAGE AND SHALL NOT HAVE

15
      AN ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECT OR RESULT IN PREDATORY PRICING IN RELA-

16
      TION TO PRUDENT PURCHASER AGREEMENT COVERAGES OFFERED BY OTHER

17
      ORGANIZATIONS.

18
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT ISSUE PRU-

19
      DENT PURCHASER CONTRACTS UNLESS IT IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE

20
      REQUIREMENTS FOR ADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL, STATUTORY DEPOSITS,

21
      AND RESERVES AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER AND IT IS NOT OPERATING

22
      UNDER ANY LIMITATION TO ITS AUTHORIZATION TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS

23
      STATE.

24
           (4) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL MAINTAIN FINAN-

25
      CIAL RECORDS FOR ITS PRUDENT PURCHASER CONTRACTS AND ACTIVITIES

26
      IN A FORM SEPARATE OR SEPARABLE FROM THE FINANCIAL RECORDS OF

27
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           SEC. 3535.  SOLICITATION OF ENROLLEES OR ADVERTISING OF THE

 2
      SERVICES, CHARGES, OR OTHER NONPROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH

 3
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT

 4
      BE CONSTRUED TO BE IN VIOLATION OF LAWS RELATING TO SOLICITATION

 5
      OR ADVERTISING BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE

 6
      ADVERTISING THAT MAKES ANY QUALITATIVE JUDGMENT AS TO A HEALTH

 7
      PROFESSIONAL WHO PROVIDES SERVICES FOR A HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 8
      ORGANIZATION.  A SOLICITATION OR ADVERTISING SHALL NOT OFFER A

 9
      MATERIAL BENEFIT OR OTHER THING OF VALUE AS AN INDUCEMENT TO PRO-

10
      SPECTIVE SUBSCRIBERS OTHER THAN THE SERVICES OF THE

11
      ORGANIZATION.

12
           SEC. 3537.  (1) AFTER THE INITIAL 24 MONTHS OF OPERATION, A

13
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE AN OPEN ENROLLMENT

14
      PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS AT LEAST ONCE DURING EACH CONSEC-

15
      UTIVE 12-MONTH PERIOD.  DURING EACH ENROLLMENT PERIOD, THE HEALTH

16
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ACCEPT UP TO ITS CAPACITY AS

17
      DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER

18
      NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ENROLLMENT

19
      PERIOD, INDIVIDUALS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPLY FOR ENROLL-

20
      MENT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS

21
      OF AGE, SEX, RACE, HEALTH, OR ECONOMIC STATUS.  THE COMMISSIONER

22
      MAY WAIVE COMPLIANCE BY THE ORGANIZATION WITH THIS OPEN ENROLL-

23
      MENT REQUIREMENT FOR ANY 12-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH THE ORGANIZA-

24
      TION DEMONSTRATES TO THE COMMISSIONER'S SATISFACTION THAT EITHER

25
      OF THE FOLLOWING WILL OCCUR:

26
           (A) IT HAS ENROLLED, OR WILL BE COMPELLED TO ENROLL, A

27
      DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIKELY TO UTILIZE



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      ITS SERVICES MORE OFTEN THAN AN ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED AVERAGE AS

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      DETERMINED UNDER RULES PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND

 3
      ENROLLMENT DURING AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF AN ADDITIONAL

 4
      NUMBER OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL JEOPARDIZE ITS ECONOMIC

 5
      VIABILITY.

 6
           (B) IF IT MAINTAINED AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD, IT WOULD NOT

 7
      BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES PROMULGATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

 8
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING HEALTH MAIN-

 9
      TENANCE SERVICES TO SPECIFIED GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS MAY ACCEPT

10
      MEMBERS OF THE GROUPS BEFORE ACCEPTING OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE

11
      ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPLY.

12
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WHICH, UNDER THIS SEC-

13
      TION, ENROLLS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF A GROUP MAY RATE

14
      THIS NONGROUP MEMBERSHIP ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL AND CREDIBLE LOSS

15
      EXPERIENCE.

16
           SEC. 3539.  (1) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL COVERED UNDER A NONGROUP

17
      CONTRACT OR UNDER A CONTRACT NOT COVERED UNDER SUBSECTION (2), A

18
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY EXCLUDE OR LIMIT COVERAGE FOR

19
      A CONDITION ONLY IF THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION RELATES TO A CON-

20
      DITION FOR WHICH MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, CARE, OR TREATMENT

21
      WAS RECOMMENDED OR RECEIVED WITHIN 6 MONTHS BEFORE ENROLLMENT AND

22
      THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION DOES NOT EXTEND FOR MORE THAN 6

23
      MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

24
      CONTRACT.

25
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT EXCLUDE OR

26
      LIMIT COVERAGE FOR A PREEXISTING CONDITION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL

27
      COVERED UNDER A GROUP CONTRACT.



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           (3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (5), A HEALTH

 2
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS ISSUED A NONGROUP CONTRACT

 3
      SHALL RENEW OR CONTINUE IN FORCE THE CONTRACT AT THE OPTION OF

 4
      THE INDIVIDUAL.

 5
           (4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (5), A HEALTH MAINTE-

 6
      NANCE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS ISSUED A GROUP CONTRACT SHALL RENEW

 7
      OR CONTINUE IN FORCE THE CONTRACT AT THE OPTION OF THE SPONSOR OF

 8
      THE PLAN.

 9
           (5) GUARANTEED RENEWAL IS NOT REQUIRED IN CASES OF FRAUD,

10
      INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION OF MATERIAL FACT, LACK OF PAYMENT,

11
      IF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION NO LONGER OFFERS THAT PAR-

12
      TICULAR TYPE OF COVERAGE IN THE MARKET, OR IF THE INDIVIDUAL OR

13
      GROUP MOVES OUTSIDE THE SERVICE AREA.

14
           (6) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "GROUP" MEANS A GROUP OF 2 OR

15
      MORE SUBSCRIBERS.

16
           SEC. 3541.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT PRO-

17
      HIBIT OR DISCOURAGE A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FROM ADVOCATING ON

18
      BEHALF OF AN ENROLLEE FOR APPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS

19
      PURSUANT TO THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE IN SECTION 2213 OR THE HEALTH

20
      CARRIER EXTERNAL REVIEW ACT OR FROM DISCUSSING WITH AN ENROLLEE

21
      OR PROVIDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

22
           (A) HEALTH CARE TREATMENTS AND SERVICES.

23
           (B) QUALITY ASSURANCE PLANS REQUIRED BY LAW, IF APPLICABLE.

24
           (C) THE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE HEALTH MAINTE-

25
      NANCE ORGANIZATION AND THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INCLUDING ALL OF

26
      THE FOLLOWING AS APPLICABLE:





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           (i) WHETHER A FEE-FOR-SERVICE ARRANGEMENT EXISTS, UNDER

 2
      WHICH THE PROVIDER IS PAID A SPECIFIED AMOUNT FOR EACH COVERED

 3
      SERVICE RENDERED TO THE PARTICIPANT.

 4
           (ii) WHETHER A CAPITATION ARRANGEMENT EXISTS, UNDER WHICH A

 5
      FIXED AMOUNT IS PAID TO THE PROVIDER FOR ALL COVERED SERVICES

 6
      THAT ARE OR MAY BE RENDERED TO EACH COVERED INDIVIDUAL OR

 7
      FAMILY.

 8
           (iii) WHETHER PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS ARE MADE BASED ON STAN-

 9
      DARDS RELATING TO COST, QUALITY, OR PATIENT SATISFACTION.

10
           SEC. 3543.  (1) WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL, A HEALTH

11
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY OWN OR INVEST IN A THIRD PARTY

12
      ADMINISTRATOR.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GRANT APPROVAL UPON BEING

13
      SATISFIED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:

14
           (A) THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR IS INCORPORATED AS A DIS-

15
      TINCT LEGAL ENTITY UNDER THE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT, 1972 PA

16
      284, MCL 450.1101 TO 450.2098, THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT,

17
      1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 TO 450.3192, OR THE MICHIGAN LIMITED

18
      LIABILITY COMPANY ACT, 1993 PA 23, MCL 450.4101 TO 450.5200.

19
           (B) THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR HAS A CERTIFICATE OF

20
      AUTHORITY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR ACT,

21
      1984 PA 218, MCL 550.901 TO 550.962.

22
           (C) BASED ON GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, THE

23
      PROPOSED OR OPERATING THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR IS FINANCIALLY

24
      SOUND AND MAINTAINS ADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL.

25
           (D) THE INVESTMENT IN THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR BY THE

26
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ENDANGER THE CONTINUED

27
      OPERATION OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.



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           (E) THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR MAINTAINS FINANCIAL

 2
      RECORDS FOR ITS ACTIVITIES SEPARATE OR SEPARABLE FROM THE FINAN-

 3
      CIAL RECORDS OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

 4
           (2) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER, A THIRD

 5
      PARTY ADMINISTRATOR OPERATING UNDER THIS SECTION IS FULLY SUBJECT

 6
      TO THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR ACT, 1984 PA 218, MCL 550.901 TO

 7
      550.962.  NEITHER THIS SECTION NOR THE OPERATION OF THE THIRD

 8
      PARTY ADMINISTRATOR AS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY DIMINISHES THE

 9
      COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY UNDER THIS ACT OR OTHER LAWS REGULATING

10
      THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OR THEIR PARENT COMPANIES.

11
           (3) AN INDIVIDUAL COVERED UNDER A PLAN ADMINISTERED BY A

12
      THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR OPERATING UNDER THIS SECTION IS NOT

13
      LIABLE FOR INCURRED MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR COVERED SERVICES IF THE

14
      PLAN SPONSOR CONTINUES TO PAY THE MEDICAL EXPENSES THAT ARE ELI-

15
      GIBLE FOR PAYMENT.

16
           SEC. 3545.  WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S PRIOR APPROVAL, A HEALTH

17
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY ACQUIRE OBLIGATIONS FROM ANOTHER

18
      MANAGED CARE ENTITY.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT GRANT PRIOR

19
      APPROVAL UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT THE TRANSACTION

20
      WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S FINAN-

21
      CIAL SECURITY.

22
           SEC. 3547.  (1) THE COMMISSIONER AT ANY TIME MAY VISIT OR

23
      EXAMINE THE HEALTH CARE SERVICE OPERATIONS OF A HEALTH MAINTE-

24
      NANCE ORGANIZATION AND CONSULT WITH ENROLLEES TO THE EXTENT NEC-

25
      ESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT OF THIS CHAPTER.

26
           (2) IN ADDITION TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED UNDER CHAPTER 2,

27
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           (A) SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL INFORMATION OF THE HEALTH

 2
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERV-

 3
      ICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOOKS, PAPERS, COMPUTER DATA-

 4
      BASES, AND DOCUMENTS, IN A MANNER THAT PRESERVES THE CONFIDEN-

 5
      TIALITY OF THE HEALTH RECORDS OF INDIVIDUAL ENROLLEES.

 6
           (B) MAY REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING A

 7
      PROPOSED CONTRACT BETWEEN A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AND

 8
      AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER AS THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERS NECESSARY TO

 9
      ASSURE THAT THE CONTRACT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER.

10
           SEC. 3548.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL KEEP

11
      ALL OF ITS BOOKS, RECORDS, AND FILES AT OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF

12
      ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, AND SHALL

13
      KEEP A RECORD OF ALL OF ITS SECURITIES, NOTES, MORTGAGES, OR

14
      OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS, REPRESENTING INVESTMENT OF FUNDS

15
      AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE IN THE

16
      SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 5256.

17
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL MAINTAIN FINAN-

18
      CIAL RECORDS FOR ITS HEALTH MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES SEPARATE FROM

19
      THE FINANCIAL RECORDS OF ANY OTHER OPERATION OR ACTIVITY CARRIED

20
      ON BY THE PERSON LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER TO OPERATE THE

21
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

22
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL HOLD AND MAIN-

23
      TAIN LEGAL TITLE TO ALL ASSETS, INCLUDING CASH AND INVESTMENTS.

24
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND ASSETS SHALL NOT BE

25
      COMMINGLED WITH AFFILIATES OR OTHER ENTITIES IN POOLING OR CASH

26
      MANAGEMENT TYPE ARRANGEMENTS.  ALL HEALTH MAINTENANCE





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      ORGANIZATION ASSETS SHALL BE HELD SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER

 2
      ACTIVITIES OF OTHER MEMBERS IN A HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM.

 3
           SEC. 3549.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOTIFY

 4
      THE APPROPRIATE BOARD AS TO ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN BY THE

 5
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY OF THE GROUNDS UNDER

 6
      SECTION 16221 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 7
      333.16221, THAT RESULTS IN A CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS OR LIMI-

 8
      TATIONS ON SCOPE OF PARTICIPATION OF A PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST UNDER

 9
      CONTRACT TO OR DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGAN-

10
      IZATION, INCLUDING AN OFFER BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

11
      TION TO PERMIT THE PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST TO RESIGN INSTEAD OF THE

12
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TAKING DISCIPLINARY ACTION

13
      AGAINST THE PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST.  THE NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN A

14
      SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE CHANGE AND SHALL BE

15
      TRANSMITTED IN WRITING TO THE APPROPRIATE BOARD WITHIN 30 DAYS

16
      AFTER THE CHANGE OCCURS.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "BOARD" MEANS

17
      A LICENSING BOARD CREATED UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

18
      CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 TO 333.18838.

19
           SEC. 3551.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S MINIMUM

20
      NET WORTH SHALL BE DETERMINED USING ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

21
      APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT ENSURE THAT A HEALTH MAINTE-

22
      NANCE ORGANIZATION IS FINANCIALLY AND ACTUARIALLY SOUND.

23
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LICENSED UNDER FORMER

24
      PART 210 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, ON THE EFFECTIVE

25
      DATE OF THIS CHAPTER THAT AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF

26
      AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 3505(1) SHALL POSSESS AND MAINTAIN

27
      UNIMPAIRED NET WORTH AS REQUIRED UNDER FORMER SECTION 21034 OF



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      THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, UNTIL THE EARLIER OF THE

 2
      FOLLOWING:

 3
           (A) THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ATTAINS A LEVEL OF

 4
      NET WORTH AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3) AT WHICH TIME THE HEALTH

 5
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF

 6
      NET WORTH.

 7
           (B) DECEMBER 31, 2003.

 8
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR A CERTIF-

 9
      ICATE OF AUTHORITY ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER

10
      AND A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WISHING TO MAINTAIN A CER-

11
      TIFICATE OF AUTHORITY IN THIS STATE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2003 SHALL

12
      POSSESS AND MAINTAIN UNIMPAIRED NET WORTH IN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED

13
      ADEQUATE BY THE COMMISSIONER TO CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH

14
      SECTION 403 BUT NOT LESS THAN THE FOLLOWING:

15
           (A) FOR A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT CONTRACTS OR

16
      EMPLOYS PROVIDERS IN NUMBERS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE 90% OF THE

17
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S BENEFIT PAYOUT, MINIMUM NET

18
      WORTH IS THE GREATEST OF THE FOLLOWING:

19
           (i) $1,500,000.00.

20
           (ii) FIVE PERCENT OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S

21
      SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE.

22
           (iii) THREE MONTHS' UNCOVERED EXPENDITURES.

23
           (B) FOR A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT CON-

24
      TRACT OR EMPLOY PROVIDERS IN NUMBERS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE 90% OF

25
      THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S BENEFIT PAYOUT, MINIMUM NET

26
      WORTH IS THE GREATEST OF THE FOLLOWING:





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           (i) $3,000,000.00.

 2
           (ii) TEN PERCENT OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S

 3
      SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE.

 4
           (iii) THREE MONTHS' UNCOVERED EXPENDITURES.

 5
           (4) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RISK-BASED

 6
      CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AS DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

 7
      INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ADEQUATE COMPLIANCE

 8
      WITH SECTION 403 UNDER THIS SECTION.

 9
           SEC. 3553.  (1) MINIMUM DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR A HEALTH

10
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE DETERMINED AS PROVIDED UNDER

11
      THIS SECTION AND USING ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE COM-

12
      MISSIONER THAT ENSURE THAT A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION IS

13
      FINANCIALLY AND ACTUARIALLY SOUND.

14
           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LICENSED UNDER FORMER

15
      PART 210 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, ON THE EFFECTIVE

16
      DATE OF THIS CHAPTER THAT AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF

17
      AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 3505(1) SHALL POSSESS AND MAINTAIN A

18
      DEPOSIT AS REQUIRED UNDER FORMER SECTION 21034 OF THE PUBLIC

19
      HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, UNTIL THE EARLIER OF THE FOLLOWING:

20
           (A) THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ATTAINS THE LEVEL OF

21
      DEPOSIT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3) AT WHICH TIME THE HEALTH

22
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF

23
      DEPOSIT.

24
           (B) DECEMBER 31, 2001.

25
           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR A CERTIF-

26
      ICATE OF AUTHORITY ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER

27
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      CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY IN THIS STATE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2001

 2
      SHALL POSSESS AND MAINTAIN A DEPOSIT IN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED ADE-

 3
      QUATE BY THE COMMISSIONER TO CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 403

 4
      BUT NOT LESS THAN $100,000.00 PLUS 5% OF ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION REV-

 5
      ENUE UP TO A $1,000,000.00 MAXIMUM DEPOSIT.

 6
           (4) THE DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE

 7
      WITH THE STATE TREASURER OR WITH A FEDERAL OR STATE CHARTERED

 8
      FINANCIAL INSTITUTION UNDER A TRUST INDENTURE ACCEPTABLE TO THE

 9
      COMMISSIONER FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE SUBSCRIBERS AND ENROLL-

10
      EES IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY.

11
           SEC. 3555.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL MAINTAIN

12
      A FINANCIAL PLAN EVALUATING, AT A MINIMUM, CASH FLOW NEEDS AND

13
      ADEQUACY OF WORKING CAPITAL.  THE PLAN SHALL DO ALL OF THE

14
      FOLLOWING:

15
           (A) DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL HEALTH MAINTENANCE

16
      ORGANIZATION FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS

17
      CHAPTER.

18
           (B) PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE WORKING CAPITAL, WHICH SHALL NOT BE

19
      NEGATIVE AT ANY TIME.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY ESTABLISH A MINIMUM

20
      WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENT FOR A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

21
      TO ENSURE THE PROMPT PAYMENT OF LIABILITIES.

22
           (C) IDENTIFY THE MEANS OF ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING A POSI-

23
      TIVE CASH FLOW, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR RETIREMENT OF EXISTING

24
      OR PROPOSED INDEBTEDNESS.

25
           SEC. 3557.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL FILE

26
      NOTICE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN

27
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      OPERATIONS.  A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE IN OPERATIONS INCLUDES, BUT IS

 2
      NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

 3
           (A) A CHANGE IN THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S OFFI-

 4
      CERS OR DIRECTORS.  IN ADDITION TO THE NOTIFICATION, THE HEALTH

 5
      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL FILE A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON A

 6
      FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR EACH NEWLY APPOINTED OR

 7
      ELECTED OFFICER OR DIRECTOR.

 8
           (B) A CHANGE IN THE LOCATION OF CORPORATE OFFICES.

 9
           (C) A CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

10
      OR BYLAWS.  A COPY OF THE REVISED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR

11
      BYLAWS SHALL BE INCLUDED WITH THE NOTICE.

12
           (D) A CHANGE IN CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH THE

13
      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION IS MANAGED.

14
           (E) ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN OPERATIONS.

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           SEC. 3559.  (1) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2), A HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL OBTAIN A REINSURANCE CONTRACT OR ESTAB-

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      LISH A PLAN OF SELF-INSURANCE AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SOL-

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      VENCY OR TO PROTECT SUBSCRIBERS IN THE EVENT OF INSOLVENCY.  A

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      REINSURANCE CONTRACT SHALL BE WITH AN INSURER THAT IS AUTHORIZED

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      OR ELIGIBLE TO TRANSACT INSURANCE IN MICHIGAN.

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           (2) A REINSURANCE CONTRACT OR PLAN UNDER SUBSECTION (1)

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      SHALL BE FILED FOR APPROVAL WITH THE COMMISSIONER NOT LATER THAN

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      30 DAYS AFTER THE FINALIZATION OF THE CONTRACT OR PLAN.  A REIN-

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      SURANCE CONTRACT OR PLAN SHALL CLEARLY STATE ALL SERVICES TO BE

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      RECEIVED BY THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.  A REINSURANCE

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      FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER UNLESS DISAPPROVED IN WRITING BY THE

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      COMMISSIONER BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THOSE 30 DAYS.

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           (3) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL MAINTAIN INSUR-

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      ANCE COVERAGE TO PROTECT THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION THAT

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      INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, FIRE, THEFT, FIDELITY, GENERAL LIABILITY,

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      ERRORS AND OMISSIONS, DIRECTOR'S AND OFFICER'S LIABILITY COVER-

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      AGE, AND MALPRACTICE INSURANCE.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

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      TION SHALL OBTAIN THE COMMISSIONER'S PRIOR APPROVAL BEFORE

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      SELF-INSURING FOR THESE COVERAGES.

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           SEC. 3561.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE A

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      PLAN FOR HANDLING INSOLVENCY THAT ALLOWS FOR CONTINUATION OF BEN-

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      EFITS FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD FOR WHICH PREMIUMS

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      HAVE BEEN PAID AND CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS TO ANY MEMBER WHO IS

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      CONFINED ON THE DATE OF INSOLVENCY IN AN INPATIENT FACILITY UNTIL

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      HIS OR HER DISCHARGE FROM THAT FACILITY.  CONTINUATION OF BENE-

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      FITS IN THE EVENT OF INSOLVENCY IS SATISFIED IF THE HEALTH MAIN-

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      TENANCE ORGANIZATION HAS AT LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING, AS APPROVED

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      BY THE COMMISSIONER:

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           (A) A FINANCIAL GUARANTEE CONTRACT INSURED BY A SURETY BOND

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      ISSUED BY AN INDEPENDENT INSURER WITH A SECURE RATING FROM A

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      RATING AGENCY THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 436A(1)(P).

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           (B) A REINSURANCE CONTRACT ISSUED BY AN AUTHORIZED OR ELIGI-

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      BLE INSURER TO COVER THE EXPENSES TO BE PAID FOR CONTINUED BENE-

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      FITS AFTER AN INSOLVENCY.

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           (C) A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

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      OF PROVIDER SERVICES IN THE EVENT OF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATION'S INSOLVENCY.

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           (D) AN IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT.

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           (E) AN INSOLVENCY RESERVE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED WITH A FEDERAL

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      OR STATE CHARTERED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION UNDER A TRUST INDENTURE

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      ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF SUBSCRIB-

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      ERS AND ENROLLEES, EQUAL TO 3 MONTHS' PREMIUM INCOME.

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           SEC. 3563.  (1) IF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION BECOMES

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      INSOLVENT, UPON THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER ALL OTHER HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH INSURERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE

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      ENROLLMENT PROCESS WITH THE INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANI-

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      ZATION AT A GROUP'S LAST REGULAR ENROLLMENT PERIOD SHALL OFFER

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      THE INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S AND HEALTH

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      INSURER'S GROUP ENROLLEES A 30-DAY ENROLLMENT PERIOD BEGINNING ON

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      THE DATE OF THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.  EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATION AND HEALTH INSURER SHALL OFFER THE INSOLVENT HEALTH

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      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S ENROLLEES THE SAME COVERAGES AND RATES

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      THAT IT HAD OFFERED TO THE ENROLLEES OF THE GROUP AT ITS LAST

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      REGULAR ENROLLMENT PERIOD.

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           (2) IF NO OTHER HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OR HEALTH

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      INSURER HAD BEEN OFFERED TO SOME GROUPS ENROLLED IN THE INSOLVENT

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, OR IF THE COMMISSIONER DETER-

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      MINES THAT THE OTHER HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS OR HEALTH

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      INSURERS LACK SUFFICIENT HEALTH CARE DELIVERY RESOURCES TO ASSURE

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      THAT HEALTH CARE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

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      OF THE GROUP ENROLLEES OF THE INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S GROUP CONTRACTS FOR

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      THESE GROUPS AMONG ALL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS THAT

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      OPERATE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HEALTH

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      CARE DELIVERY RESOURCES OF EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

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      EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH A GROUP OR GROUPS

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      ARE SO ALLOCATED SHALL OFFER THE GROUP OR GROUPS THE HEALTH MAIN-

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      TENANCE ORGANIZATION'S EXISTING COVERAGE THAT IS MOST SIMILAR TO

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      EACH GROUP'S COVERAGE WITH THE INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATION AT RATES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUCCESSOR

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S EXISTING RATING METHODOLOGY.

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           (3) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE EQUITABLY THE INSOLVENT

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S NONGROUP ENROLLEES WHO ARE

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      UNABLE TO OBTAIN OTHER COVERAGE AMONG ALL HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE WITHIN A PORTION OF THE INSOLVENT

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA, TAKING INTO CON-

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      SIDERATION THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY RESOURCES OF EACH HEALTH

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      MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.  EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

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      TO WHICH NONGROUP ENROLLEES ARE ALLOCATED SHALL OFFER THE NON-

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      GROUP ENROLLEES THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION'S EXISTING

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      COVERAGE WITHOUT A PREEXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION FOR INDIVID-

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      UAL OR CONVERSION COVERAGE AS DETERMINED BY THE ENROLLEE'S TYPE

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      OF COVERAGE IN THE INSOLVENT HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AT

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      RATES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUCCESSOR HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NONGROUP ENROLLMENT MAY AGGREGATE ALL OF THE ALLOCATED NONGROUP

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      ENROLLEES INTO 1 GROUP FOR RATING AND COVERAGE PURPOSES.

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           SEC. 3565.  (1) A NONGROUP SUBSCRIBER, IN ADDITION TO OTHER

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      RIGHTS AVAILABLE TO REVOKE AN OFFER, MAY CANCEL A HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NANCE CONTRACT WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER SIGNING.  ANY DEPOSIT OR

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      PREPAYMENT MADE SHALL BE REFUNDED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF

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      THE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION.  A NONGROUP SUBSCRIBER SHALL BE

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      RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF REASONABLE FEES FOR ANY SERVICES

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      RECEIVED DURING THE 72 HOURS.  FEES MAY BE DEDUCTED FROM THE

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      DEPOSIT OR PREPAYMENT BEFORE THE REFUND IS MADE.

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           (2) CANCELLATION SHALL OCCUR WHEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCEL-

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      LATION IS MAILED OR HAND-DELIVERED TO THE ORGANIZATION OR ITS

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      AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE.

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           (3) NOTICE OF CANCELLATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT INDI-

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      CATES THE INTENTION OF THE PERSON NOT TO BE BOUND BY THE CONTRACT

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      OR APPLICATION.

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           (4) THE RIGHT OF CANCELLATION SHALL APPEAR IN BOLDFACED TYPE

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      ON THE SAME PAGE THE INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBER SIGNS TO BIND THE

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      CONTRACT.

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           SEC. 3567.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT SHALL CLEARLY

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      DELINEATE ALL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      ORGANIZATION MAY CANCEL COVERAGE FOR AN ENROLLEE.

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           (2) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR NONGROUP SUBSCRIBERS

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      SHALL SPECIFY AN ENROLLEE'S RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THE CASE OF A

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      PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT OR THE RATE

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           (3) CONTINUED PREPAYMENT BY THE SUBSCRIBER DURING THE PERIOD

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      OF APPEAL, AND WHILE AN APPEAL IS IN PROGRESS, DOES NOT

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      CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR RATE CHANGE.

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           SEC. 3569.  (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3515(2), A

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      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL ASSUME FULL FINANCIAL RISK

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      ON A PROSPECTIVE BASIS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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      SERVICES.  HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION MAY DO ANY OF THE

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      FOLLOWING:

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           (A) REQUIRE AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER TO ASSUME FINANCIAL RISK

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      UNDER THE TERMS OF ITS CONTRACT.

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           (B) OBTAIN INSURANCE.

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           (C) MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING TO AN

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      ENROLLEE HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF WHICH

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      IS MORE THAN $5,000.00 IN A YEAR FOR THAT ENROLLEE.

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           (2) IF THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES AN

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      AFFILIATED PROVIDER TO ASSUME FINANCIAL RISK UNDER THE TERMS OF

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      ITS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACT SHALL REQUIRE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO PAY THE AFFILI-

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      ATED PROVIDER, INCLUDING A SUBCONTRACTED PROVIDER, DIRECTLY OR

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      THROUGH A LICENSED THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR HEALTH MAINTE-

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      NANCE SERVICES PROVIDED TO ITS ENROLLEES.

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           (B) THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION TO KEEP ALL POOLED

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      FUNDS AND WITHHOLD AMOUNTS AND ACCOUNT FOR THEM ON ITS FINANCIAL

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      BOOKS AND RECORDS AND RECONCILE THEM AT YEAR END IN ACCORDANCE

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      WITH THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AFFILIATED PROVIDER AND

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "REQUIRING AN AFFILIATED

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      PROVIDER TO ASSUME FINANCIAL RISK" MEANS A TRANSACTION WHEREBY A

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      PORTION OF THE CHANCE OF LOSS, INCLUDING EXPENSES INCURRED,

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      RELATED TO THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE SERVICES IS SHARED

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      WITH AN AFFILIATED PROVIDER IN RETURN FOR A CONSIDERATION.  THESE

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      TRANSACTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FULL OR PARTIAL

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      CAPITATION AGREEMENTS, WITHHOLDS, RISK CORRIDORS, AND INDEMNITY

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      AGREEMENTS.

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           SEC. 3571.  A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION IS NOT PRE-

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      CLUDED FROM MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF, RECEIVING MONEYS FROM,

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      AND ENROLLING BENEFICIARIES OR RECIPIENTS OF, STATE AND FEDERAL

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      HEALTH PROGRAMS.

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           SEC. 3573.  A PERSON PROPOSING TO OPERATE A SYSTEM OF HEALTH

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      CARE DELIVERY AND FINANCING THAT IS TO BE OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS,

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      WHETHER OR NOT AS MEMBERS OF GROUPS, IN EXCHANGE FOR A FIXED PAY-

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      MENT AND ORGANIZED SO THAT PROVIDERS AND THE ORGANIZATION ARE IN

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      SOME PART AT RISK FOR THE COST OF SERVICES IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO

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      A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, BUT FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIRE-

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      MENTS SET FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER, MAY OPERATE SUCH A SYSTEM IF THE

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      COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED OPERATION WILL BENEFIT PER-

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      SONS WHO WILL BE SERVED BY IT.  THE OPERATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED

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      AND REGULATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANI-

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      ZATION UNDER THIS CHAPTER INCLUDING THE FILING OF PERIODIC

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      REPORTS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT

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      THE REGULATION IS INAPPROPRIATE TO THE SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE

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      DELIVERY AND FINANCING.  A PERSON OPERATING A SYSTEM OF HEALTH

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      ADVERTISE OR SOLICIT OR IN ANY WAY IDENTIFY ITSELF IN A MANNER

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      IMPLYING TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT IS A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA-

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      TION AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

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           Enacting section 1.  Part 210 of the public health code,

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      1978 PA 368, MCL 333.21001 to 333.21098, is repealed.














































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