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count of the failure of a plan to pay any pay-
ment when due. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS BY SECRETARY TO CONTINUE 
EXCESS/STOP LOSS INSURANCE COVERAGE AND IN-
DEMNIFICATION
INSURANCE
COVERAGE
FOR
CER-
TAIN PLANS.—In any case in which the applicable 
authority determines that there is, or that there is 
reason to believe that there will be: (A) a failure to 
take necessary corrective actions under section 
809(a) with respect to an association health plan de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2); or (B) a termination of 
such a plan under section 809(b) or 810(b)(8) (and, 
if the applicable authority is not the Secretary, cer-
tifies such determination to the Secretary), the Sec-
retary shall determine the amounts necessary to 
make payments to an insurer (designated by the 
Secretary) to maintain in force excess/stop loss in-
surance coverage or indemnification insurance cov-
erage for such plan, if the Secretary determines that 
there is a reasonable expectation that, without such 
payments, claims would not be satisfied by reason of 
termination of such coverage. The Secretary shall, to 
the extent provided in advance in appropriation 
Acts, pay such amounts so determined to the insurer 
designated by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3) ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLAN FUND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established 
on the books of the Treasury a fund to be 
known as the ‘Association Health Plan Fund’. 
The Fund shall be available for making pay-
ments pursuant to paragraph (2). The Fund 
shall be credited with payments received pursu-
ant to paragraph (1)(A), penalties received pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B), and earnings on in-
vestments of amounts of the Fund under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) INVESTMENT.—Whenever the Sec-
retary determines that the moneys of the fund 
are in excess of current needs, the Secretary 
may request the investment of such amounts as 
the Secretary determines advisable by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury in obligations issued or 
guaranteed by the United States. 
‘‘(g) EXCESS/STOP LOSS INSURANCE.—For purposes 
of this section— 
‘‘(1) AGGREGATE
EXCESS/STOP
LOSS
INSUR-
ANCE.—The term ‘aggregate excess/stop loss insur-
ance’ means, in connection with an association 
health plan, a contract— 
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‘‘(A) under which an insurer (meeting such 
minimum standards as the applicable authority 
may prescribe by regulation) provides for pay-
ment to the plan with respect to aggregate 
claims under the plan in excess of an amount 
or amounts specified in such contract; 
‘‘(B) which is guaranteed renewable; and 
‘‘(C) which allows for payment of pre-
miums by any third party on behalf of the in-
sured plan. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC
EXCESS/STOP
LOSS
INSUR-
ANCE.—The term ‘specific excess/stop loss insur-
ance’ means, in connection with an association 
health plan, a contract— 
‘‘(A) under which an insurer (meeting such 
minimum standards as the applicable authority 
may prescribe by regulation) provides for pay-
ment to the plan with respect to claims under 
the plan in connection with a covered individual 
in excess of an amount or amounts specified in 
such contract in connection with such covered 
individual; 
‘‘(B) which is guaranteed renewable; and 
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‘‘(C) which allows for payment of pre-
miums by any third party on behalf of the in-
sured plan. 
‘‘(h) INDEMNIFICATION INSURANCE.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘indemnification insurance’ 
means, in connection with an association health plan, a 
contract— 
‘‘(1) under which an insurer (meeting such min-
imum standards as the applicable authority may pre-
scribe by regulation) provides for payment to the 
plan with respect to claims under the plan which the 
plan is unable to satisfy by reason of a termination 
pursuant to section 809(b) (relating to mandatory 
termination); 
‘‘(2) which is guaranteed renewable and 
noncancellable for any reason (except as the applica-
ble authority may prescribe by regulation); and 
‘‘(3) which allows for payment of premiums by 
any third party on behalf of the insured plan. 
‘‘(i) RESERVES.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘reserves’ means, in connection with an association 
health plan, plan assets which meet the fiduciary stand-
ards under part 4 and such additional requirements re-
garding liquidity as the applicable authority may prescribe 
by regulation. 
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‘‘(j) SOLVENCY STANDARDS WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Small Business Health 
Fairness Act of 2015, the applicable authority shall 
establish a Solvency Standards Working Group. In 
prescribing the initial regulations under this section, 
the applicable authority shall take into account the 
recommendations of such Working Group. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall 
consist of not more than 15 members appointed by 
the applicable authority. The applicable authority 
shall include among persons invited to membership 
on the Working Group at least one of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A representative of the National As-
sociation of Insurance Commissioners. 
‘‘(B) A representative of the American 
Academy of Actuaries. 
‘‘(C) A representative of the State govern-
ments, or their interests. 
‘‘(D) A representative of existing self-in-
sured arrangements, or their interests. 
‘‘(E) A representative of associations of 
the type referred to in section 801(b)(1), or 
their interests. 
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‘‘(F) A representative of multiemployer 
plans that are group health plans, or their in-
terests. 
‘‘SEC. 807. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION AND RE-
LATED REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) FILING FEE.—Under the procedure prescribed 
pursuant to section 802(a), an association health plan 
shall pay to the applicable authority at the time of filing 
an application for certification under this part a filing fee 
in the amount of $5,000, which shall be available in the 
case of the Secretary, to the extent provided in appropria-
tion Acts, for the sole purpose of administering the certifi-
cation procedures applicable with respect to association 
health plans. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN APPLICA-
TION FOR CERTIFICATION.—An application for certifi-
cation under this part meets the requirements of this sec-
tion only if it includes, in a manner and form which shall 
be prescribed by the applicable authority by regulation, at 
least the following information: 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—The names 
and addresses of— 
‘‘(A) the sponsor; and 
‘‘(B) the members of the board of trustees 
of the plan. 
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‘‘(2) STATES IN WHICH PLAN INTENDS TO DO 
BUSINESS.—The States in which participants and 
beneficiaries under the plan are to be located and 
the number of them expected to be located in each 
such State. 
‘‘(3) BONDING REQUIREMENTS.—Evidence pro-
vided by the board of trustees that the bonding re-
quirements of section 412 will be met as of the date 
of the application or (if later) commencement of op-
erations. 
‘‘(4) PLAN DOCUMENTS.—A copy of the docu-
ments governing the plan (including any bylaws and 
trust agreements), the summary plan description, 
and other material describing the benefits that will 
be provided to participants and beneficiaries under 
the plan. 
‘‘(5) 
AGREEMENTS
WITH
SERVICE
PRO-
VIDERS.—A copy of any agreements between the 
plan and contract administrators and other service 
providers. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING REPORT.—In the case of asso-
ciation health plans providing benefits options in ad-
dition to health insurance coverage, a report setting 
forth information with respect to such additional 
benefit options determined as of a date within the 
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120-day period ending with the date of the applica-
tion, including the following: 
‘‘(A) RESERVES.—A statement, certified 
by the board of trustees of the plan, and a 
statement of actuarial opinion, signed by a 
qualified health actuary, that all applicable re-
quirements of section 806 are or will be met in 
accordance with regulations which the applica-
ble authority shall prescribe. 
‘‘(B) 
ADEQUACY
OF
CONTRIBUTION 
RATES.—A statement of actuarial opinion, 
signed by a qualified health actuary, which sets 
forth a description of the extent to which con-
tribution rates are adequate to provide for the 
payment of all obligations and the maintenance 
of required reserves under the plan for the 12- 
month period beginning with such date within 
such 120-day period, taking into account the 
expected coverage and experience of the plan. If 
the contribution rates are not fully adequate, 
the statement of actuarial opinion shall indicate 
the extent to which the rates are inadequate 
and the changes needed to ensure adequacy. 
‘‘(C) CURRENT AND PROJECTED VALUE OF 
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.—A statement of ac-
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tuarial opinion signed by a qualified health ac-
tuary, which sets forth the current value of the 
assets and liabilities accumulated under the 
plan and a projection of the assets, liabilities, 
income, and expenses of the plan for the 12- 
month period referred to in subparagraph (B). 
The income statement shall identify separately 
the plan’s administrative expenses and claims. 
‘‘(D) 
COSTS
OF
COVERAGE
TO
BE 
CHARGED
AND
OTHER
EXPENSES.—A state-
ment of the costs of coverage to be charged, in-
cluding an itemization of amounts for adminis-
tration, reserves, and other expenses associated 
with the operation of the plan. 
‘‘(E) OTHER
INFORMATION.—Any other 
information as may be determined by the appli-
cable authority, by regulation, as necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this part. 
‘‘(c) FILING
NOTICE
OF
CERTIFICATION
WITH 
STATES.—A certification granted under this part to an 
association health plan shall not be effective unless written 
notice of such certification is filed with the applicable 
State authority of each State in which at least 25 percent 
of the participants and beneficiaries under the plan are 
located. For purposes of this subsection, an individual 
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shall be considered to be located in the State in which a 
known address of such individual is located or in which 
such individual is employed. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE OF MATERIAL CHANGES.—In the case 
of any association health plan certified under this part, 
descriptions of material changes in any information which 
was required to be submitted with the application for the 
certification under this part shall be filed in such form 
and manner as shall be prescribed by the applicable au-
thority by regulation. The applicable authority may re-
quire by regulation prior notice of material changes with 
respect to specified matters which might serve as the basis 
for suspension or revocation of the certification. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN AS-
SOCIATION HEALTH PLANS.—An association health plan 
certified under this part which provides benefit options in 
addition to health insurance coverage for such plan year 
shall meet the requirements of section 103 by filing an 
annual report under such section which shall include infor-
mation described in subsection (b)(6) with respect to the 
plan year and, notwithstanding section 104(a)(1)(A), shall 
be filed with the applicable authority not later than 90 
days after the close of the plan year (or on such later date 
as may be prescribed by the applicable authority). The ap-
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plicable authority may require by regulation such interim 
reports as it considers appropriate. 
‘‘(f) ENGAGEMENT OF QUALIFIED HEALTH ACTU-
ARY.—The board of trustees of each association health 
plan which provides benefits options in addition to health 
insurance coverage and which is applying for certification 
under this part or is certified under this part shall engage, 
on behalf of all participants and beneficiaries, a qualified 
health actuary who shall be responsible for the preparation 
of the materials comprising information necessary to be 
submitted by a qualified health actuary under this part. 
The qualified health actuary shall utilize such assumptions 
and techniques as are necessary to enable such actuary 
to form an opinion as to whether the contents of the mat-
ters reported under this part— 
‘‘(1) are in the aggregate reasonably related to 
the experience of the plan and to reasonable expecta-
tions; and 
‘‘(2) represent such actuary’s best estimate of 
anticipated experience under the plan. 
The opinion by the qualified health actuary shall be made 
with respect to, and shall be made a part of, the annual 
report. 
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