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MN Stat § 62C.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.01 — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations Act.

62C.01 NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN CORPORATIONS ACT. Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 62C.01 to 62C.23 may be cited as the "Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations Act." Subd. 2. Purpose. It is the purpose and intent of Laws 1971, chapter 568 to promote a wider, more economical and timely availability of hospital, medical-surgical, dental, and other health services for the people of Minnesota, through nonprofit, prepaid health service plans, and thereby advance public health and the art and science of medical and health care within the state, while reasonably regulating the formation, continuation, operation, and termination of such service plans by establishment and enforcement of reasonable and practical standards of administration, investments, surplus and reserves. Subd. 3. Scope. Every foreign or domestic nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of establishing or operating a health service plan in Minnesota whereby health services are provided to subscribers to the plan under a contract with the corporation shall be subject to and governed by Laws 1971, chapter 568, and shall not be subject to the laws of this state relating to insurance, except the gross premiums tax provisions contained in chapter 297I and as otherwise specifically provided. Laws 1971, chapter 568 shall apply to all health service plan corporations incorporated after August 1, 1971, and to all existing health service plan corporations, except as otherwise provided. Nothing in sections 62C.01 to 62C.23 shall apply to prepaid group practice plans. A prepaid group practice plan is any plan or arrangement other than a service plan, whereby health services are rendered to certain patients by providers who devote their professional effort primarily to members or patients of the plan, and whereby the recipients of health services pay for the services on a regular, periodic basis, not on a fee for service basis. History:  1971 c 568 s 1; 1992 c 549 art 9 s 3; 2000 c 394 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 62C.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.02 — Definitions.

62C.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 62C.01 to 62C.23 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce or a person duly designated to act in the commissioner's place. Subd. 3. Health service. "Health service" means any service or class of services, supply, drug, or equipment provided to an individual for diagnosis, relief, or treatment of an injury, ailment, or bodily condition. Subd. 4. Subscriber. "Subscriber" means a person covered under a subscriber contract for health services to the extent therein described. Subd. 5. Provider. "Provider" means an institution, organization, or person that furnishes health services either directly or pursuant to a prescription or directive from a person licensed by the state to make such a prescription or directive. Subd. 6. Service plan corporation. "Service plan corporation" means a foreign or domestic nonprofit corporation which contracts for health service or payment therefor for subscribers pursuant to a service plan, in exchange for periodic prepayments by or on behalf of subscribers. An "existing corporation" means a service plan association or corporation legally in existence on August 1, 1971, and authorized to do business in this state on that date. Subd. 7. Service plan. "Service plan" means any program or other method whereby a service plan corporation, for a consideration, contracts for provision of health service to subscribers by providers who have entered service agreements with the service plan corporation or which provides for reimbursement to the subscriber for health service provided by providers who have not entered service agreements with the service plan corporation. Subd. 8. Service agreement. "Service agreement" means an agreement, contract or other arrangement between a service plan corporation and a provider under which the provider agrees that when health services are provided for a subscriber the provider shall not make a direct charge against the subscriber for those services or parts of services which are covered by the subscriber's contract, but shall look to the service plan corporation for the payment for covered services, to the extent they are covered. Subd. 9. Subscriber contract. "Subscriber contract" means a contract, agreement, or other arrangement between a service plan corporation and its subscriber under the terms and conditions of which health service or reimbursement therefor is provided to the subscriber. Subd. 10. Participating provider. "Participating provider" means a provider who is party to a service agreement with a service plan corporation. History:  1971 c 568 s 2; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 62C.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.03 — Service Plan Corporations Authorized.

62C.03 SERVICE PLAN CORPORATIONS AUTHORIZED. Subdivision 1. General authority. A service plan corporation may be organized to establish, maintain and operate a service plan providing health services in their entirety or in part, according to the subscriber contract. No subscriber's contract shall provide for payment of cash indemnification by the corporation to the subscriber or the subscriber's estate for death, illness, or other injury, except as provided by Laws 1971, chapter 568 as it relates to nonparticipating providers. In the event that the subscriber compensates the provider for services received the subscriber is subrogated to the provider's right against the service plan. Subd. 2. Contracting authority. A service plan corporation may enter other contracts, arrangements, or agreements as provided in Laws 1971, chapter 568, to carry out the intent and purpose of Laws 1971, chapter 568. Subd. 3. Health services by nonparticipating providers. A service plan corporation may provide for health services by nonparticipating providers in cases of emergency or expediency, or when selected in accordance with the subscriber's contract. When health service is provided out of state, the provider must be duly licensed, registered, and authorized to provide the service where provided. History:  1971 c 568 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 62C.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.04 — Organization.

62C.04 ORGANIZATION. Subdivision 1. Incorporated as nonprofit. Except as otherwise expressly provided, a service plan corporation organized after August 1, 1971 shall be incorporated under and subject to chapter 317A, as it may be amended, and in addition shall have, to the extent provided in its articles of incorporation, all powers and duties provided by Laws 1971, chapter 568 for service plan corporations. A service plan corporation may be incorporated by not less than three legal residents of this state. Subd. 2. Existing corporations. An existing corporation shall be deemed a service plan corporation under Laws 1971, chapter 568, subject to all of its terms and conditions, shall receive a certificate of authority from the commissioner, and shall not be required to obtain new licenses for its agents and representatives. However, any existing service plan corporation shall, within 30 days after the first annual meeting of the corporation following August 1, 1971, amend its articles and bylaws to the extent necessary to conform to and be governed by Laws 1971, chapter 568 and chapter 317A and file said articles and bylaws for approval and filing in accordance with Laws 1971, chapter 568. If any service plan corporation fails to meet these requirements the commissioner may suspend without a hearing its certificate of authority until the requirements of Laws 1971, chapter 568 have been fully met. Subd. 3. Regulation of name. No service plan corporation shall include within its name the words "insurance," "casualty," "surety," "mutual," "indemnity," or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business. No service plan corporation shall have a name, mark or symbol which is the same as, or deceptively similar to, the name of any other domestic corporation. Subd. 4. Combination of health services. A service plan corporation may be organized to provide for a combination of health services and an existing corporation may so provide by amendment of its articles of incorporation, or by merger, consolidation, or joint operating arrangements with another service plan corporation. All such actions taken shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 317A, and to the approval of the commissioner for protection of the public and subscribers. If the commissioner denies approval an appeal may be made to the Ramsey County District Court for review de novo of all matters relevant to the proposed combination. History:  1971 c 568 s 4; 1989 c 304 s 137
MN Stat § 62C.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.05 — Articles Of Incorporation; Bylaws.

62C.05 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS. Subdivision 1. Required conformance. The articles of incorporation and bylaws of any service plan corporation and any amendments thereto shall conform to the requirements of Laws 1971, chapter 568 and chapter 317A. Subd. 2. Specified statements in articles. In addition to meeting the requirements of chapter 317A, the articles of incorporation of a service plan corporation shall clearly state its purposes in strict conformity with Laws 1971, chapter 568 and that subscribers' contracts shall not restrict the subscribers' freedom in selecting a provider in a particular class of providers. History:  1971 c 568 s 5; 1989 c 304 s 137
MN Stat § 62C.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.06 — Approval Of Articles And Bylaws.

62C.06 APPROVAL OF ARTICLES AND BYLAWS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's review and approval. Proposed articles, bylaws or amendments thereto must be approved by the commissioner. The proposed articles, bylaws or amendments shall be submitted to the commissioner in triplicate. One copy shall be promptly returned endorsed by the commissioner to show the date of receipt. Failure of the commissioner to approve or disapprove by an order transmitted to the corporation within 30 days of receipt and stating the reasons for any disapproval, shall be deemed approval. Subd. 2. Filing. Upon approval, the corporation shall file the articles or amendment with the secretary of state, together with a copy of the order or an affidavit of an officer of the corporation that no order has been issued and that more than 30 days have expired since submission of the proposed articles or amendment. When the filing fees and charges have been paid as required by law, and the secretary of state determines that the articles or amendments are in acceptable form, the secretary of state shall record them and take any other action provided for by chapter 317A. Subd. 3. Certificate of incorporation. The existence of a service plan corporation hereafter organized shall begin upon issuance of a certificate of incorporation by the secretary of state. Within 14 days after issuance of the certificate, the corporation shall cause to be published once in a qualified newspaper in the county in which it has its registered office, a notice stating the name of the corporation, the date of incorporation, the general nature of its business, the address of its registered office, and the names and addresses of the incorporators and directors. Proof of publication shall be filed with the secretary of state within ten days after publication. If a corporation fails to comply with this subdivision, it shall forfeit $50 to the state. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1984 c 618 s 61] History:  1971 c 568 s 6; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 304 s 137
MN Stat § 62C.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.07 — Directors; Management.

62C.07 DIRECTORS; MANAGEMENT. Subdivision 1. Authority and composition. The articles of incorporation or the bylaws of a service plan corporation shall provide that the authority and responsibility for election of officers and proper and lawful operation of the corporation shall be in a board of not less than 12 directors with powers and authority as necessary for or instrumental to complete execution of the purposes of the corporation as provided by law, its articles and bylaws. The number of directors shall be fixed by the articles or bylaws. Subd. 2. Selection. The directors shall be selected in accordance with the bylaws and at least one-third shall be individuals who are not practicing or engaged in providing health services, and who before their retirement did not practice or engage in providing health services, are not spouses of such persons, and are not employed by or directors of a provider. History:   1971 c 568 s 7
MN Stat § 62C.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.08 — Certificate Of Authority.

62C.08 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Requirement. No service plan corporation shall enter into subscriber contracts or solicit applications therefor, until it has secured a certificate of authority from the commissioner. Application for a certificate of authority shall be made upon forms prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Granting. The commissioner may grant a certificate of authority after determining that the applicant is in compliance with Laws 1971, chapter 568 with regard to the applicant's stated purpose, its articles and bylaws and its financial condition, that it has met the filing requirements of Laws 1971, chapter 568 relating to subscribers' contracts and service agreements and that the service plan corporation has knowledgeable, responsible management. Subd. 3. Foreign service plan corporation. A foreign service plan corporation applying for a certificate of authority in this state shall be deemed to be a corporation which is organized under Laws 1971, chapter 568, and such foreign corporation shall be required to meet the same requirements as an existing domestic corporation provided that no foreign corporation shall be denied a certificate of authority because its corporate powers exceed those which are permitted by the laws of this state, although its activities in this state may not exceed the powers of a domestic service plan corporation. Subd. 4. Exception. No certificate of authority shall be required for a foreign service plan corporation whose activities in this state are limited to servicing members of covered groups whose contracts have been issued in another state, or for a foreign service plan corporation whose activities in this state are conducted pursuant to a contract or agreement with a licensed domestic service plan corporation if such contract or agreement is authorized by section 62C.13. History:  1971 c 568 s 8; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 62C.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.09 — Financial Requirements.

62C.09 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Generally. The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of authority to any service plan corporation hereafter organized unless the corporation has met all legal requirements and, if organized on a capital stock basis unless the corporation has paid up capital stock of not less than $200,000 and an initial surplus of not less than $200,000, or, if organized on a membership basis, unless the corporation has an initial surplus of not less than $400,000. Subd. 2. Reserve requirements. A service plan corporation in existence on August 1, 1971, or hereafter formed shall establish and maintain reserves for claims in process, incomplete and unreported claims, retroactive cost adjustments to providers, allowances for subscription charges received from subscribers but not yet earned and all other accrued liabilities in accordance with section 60A.12 as it relates to accident and health insurance companies. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2004 c 285 art 3 s 11] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2004 c 285 art 3 s 11] Subd. 5. Risk-based capital requirement. A service plan corporation is subject to regulation of its financial solvency under sections 60A.50 to 60A.592. History:  1971 c 568 s 9; 1977 c 261 s 1; 1977 c 405 s 1; 2004 c 285 art 3 s 2
MN Stat § 62C.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.10 — Investment.

62C.10 INVESTMENT. Funds of a corporation subject to this chapter shall be invested only in securities and property designated by law for investment by domestic life insurance companies. Notwithstanding any limitations set forth in chapter 61A, an organization which has received a certificate of authority from the commissioner to operate under this chapter may invest up to 20 percent of its admitted assets in corporations whose business is the arrangement for, management of, or provision of health care services, including dental and related managed care and administrative services. Any amounts so invested shall, for purposes of section 62C.09, be added to the minimum and maximum reserve requirements as calculated for a service plan corporation. History:  1971 c 568 s 10; 1993 c 70 s 1; 1994 c 425 s 12
MN Stat § 62C.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.11 — Financial Statements And Examinations.

62C.11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS. Subdivision 1. Annual filing. A service plan corporation shall annually on or before the last day of March, file with the commissioner a financial statement, in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, verified by not less than two of its principal officers, showing the financial condition of the corporation as of December 31 of the preceding year. Subd. 2. Periodic examinations. The commissioner shall examine a service plan corporation to ascertain its financial condition, its ability to fulfill its obligations, and its compliance with Laws 1971, chapter 568, as often as the commissioner deems expedient for protection of the public, but not less than once each three years. The commissioner shall have access at all reasonable times to all books and records of the corporation, and may summon the officers and employees and examine them under oath as to any matter pertinent to Laws 1971, chapter 568. Subd. 3. Initial examinations. The commissioner shall visit and examine any service plan corporation formed after August 1, 1971 within the first six months after it begins doing business, and thereafter once during each of the next three years. Thereafter the commissioner shall visit and examine the corporation at least once every three years. Subd. 4. Examination and audit expenses. Any examination or audit conducted by or at the request of the commissioner shall be at the expense of the service plan corporation. Subd. 5. Failure to examine; notification to governor. The commissioner shall notify the governor whenever examinations required by this section have not been made and inform the governor of the reasons therefor. History:  1971 c 568 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 483 s 12
MN Stat § 62C.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.12 — Suspension.

62C.12 SUSPENSION. A service plan corporation shall be subject to section 60A.052, relating to the denial, suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority, and to chapter 60B. The commissioner also may suspend or revoke a certificate for any violation or noncompliance with Laws 1971, chapter 568 following a hearing under procedures established by rules of the commissioner. The commissioner may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign service plan corporation for the same reasons for which a domestic corporation's certificate may be suspended or revoked, and further, may revoke or suspend the certificate of a foreign service plan corporation if its activities outside the state of Minnesota impair its solvency or its ability to meet its obligations in this state. History:  1971 c 568 s 12; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 13 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 62C.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance|Chapter 62C — Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporations|Section 62C.13 — Authorized Contracts And Agreements.

62C.13 AUTHORIZED CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. General powers. A service plan corporation may act for, or as agent of, a provider and may contract with subscribers and others to render or provide health services for the benefit of subscribers. It may enter into service agreements. A subscriber contract may provide for payment to, or reimbursement of, a subscriber for expenses incurred for health services when rendered or furnished by nonparticipating providers. Subd. 2. Government units or agencies. A service plan corporation may contract or make other arrangements with any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States, or this state, and may accept and administer funds, directly or indirectly, made available thereby provided such agency, instrumentality or political subdivision is authorized by law to make such contracts or arrangements. It may subcontract with any organization which has contracted with any such agency, instrumentality or political subdivision for the administration or furnishing of health services or any publicly supported health service plan. Subd. 3. Similar organizations. A service plan corporation may enter into contracts or other arrangements with similar organizations or corporations domiciled in this or any other state or country, for transfer of subscribers, reciprocal or joint benefits, or for other joint undertakings approved by its board and not inconsistent with the purposes of Laws 1971, chapter 568, provided, however, that in no event shall a service plan corporation enter into any such contract, arrangement or undertaking which would have the effect of relieving such corporation of its duties and obligations to any subscribers unless the corporation has received the prior written consent of the affected subscribers, or a qualified agent or representative of such subscribers. Subd. 4. Administrative services. A service plan corporation may enter into contracts or other arrangements with providers or with any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States or any state or country or any other organization for administrative, accounting, record keeping, data processing, or planning, facility or service related to rendering or furnishing health services. Subd. 5. Construction of section. Laws 1971, chapter 568 shall not be construed to require a service plan corporation to contract or arrange to remain under contract or arrangement with any provider, subscriber or group of subscribers. History:   1971 c 568 s 13