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 
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 actuary, that all applicable require-
ments of section 806 are or will be met in ac-
cordance with regulations which the applicable 
authority shall prescribe. 
‘‘(B) 
ADEQUACY
OF
CONTRIBUTION 
RATES.—A statement of actuarial opinion, 
signed by a qualified actuary, which sets forth 
a description of the extent to which contribution 
rates are adequate to provide for the payment 
of all obligations and the maintenance of re-
quired 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-
tuarial opinion signed by a qualified actuary, 
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 pe-
riod referred to in subparagraph (B). The in-
come 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 
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-
plicable authority may require by regulation such interim 
reports as it considers appropriate. 
‘‘(f) ENGAGEMENT OF QUALIFIED ACTUARY.—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 actuary 
who shall be responsible for the preparation of the mate-
rials comprising information necessary to be submitted by 
a qualified actuary under this part. The qualified actuary 
shall utilize such assumptions and techniques as are nec-
essary to enable such actuary to form an opinion as to 
whether the contents of the matters 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 actuary shall be made with 
respect to, and shall be made a part of, the annual report. 
‘‘SEC. 808. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUNTARY TER-
MINATION. 
‘‘Except as provided in section 809(b), an association 
health plan which is or has been certified under this part 
may terminate (upon or at any time after cessation of ac-
cruals in benefit liabilities) only if the board of trustees, 
not less than 60 days before the proposed termination 
date—
‘‘(1) provides to the participants and bene-
ficiaries a written notice of intent to terminate stat-
ing that such termination is intended and the pro-
posed termination date; 
‘‘(2) develops a plan for winding up the affairs 
of the plan in connection with such termination in 
a manner which will result in timely payment of all 
benefits for which the plan is obligated; and 
‘‘(3) submits such plan in writing to the appli-
cable authority. 
Actions required under this section shall be taken in such 
form and manner as may be prescribed by the applicable 
authority by regulation.