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CT Gen Stat § 38a-201. (Formerly Sec. 33-159) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-201. (Formerly Sec. 33-159) - Form of contract.

 No contract between any such corporation and subscribers shall entitle more than one person to services, except that such contract may be issued for service to a subscriber and spouse, to a subscriber and family, to a subscriber and dependent or dependents related by blood, marriage or adoption or to a subscriber and ward. Such contract with a subscriber shall be in writing and a copy thereof furnished to each subscriber. Each such contract shall contain the following provisions: (1) A statement of the amount payable to the corporation by the subscriber and the manner in which such amount is payable; (2) a statement of the nature of the services to be furnished and the period during which they will be furnished, and, if there are any services to be excepted, a detailed statement of such exceptions; (3) a statement of terms and conditions upon which the contract may be cancelled or otherwise terminated at the option of either party; (4) a statement that the contract includes the endorsement thereon and attached papers, if any, and contains the entire contract; (5) a statement that no statement by the subscriber in the subscriber's application for a contract shall void the contract or be used in any legal proceeding thereunder, unless such application or an exact copy thereof is included in or attached to such contract; (6) a statement of the period of grace that will be allowed the subscriber for making any payment due under the contract, which period shall not be less than ten days; and (7) a statement that no action at law based upon or arising out of the physician-patient relationship shall be maintained against a nonprofit hospital service corporation.(1949 Rev., S. 5271; 1969, P.A. 686, S. 2; P.A. 14-235, S. 46.)History: 1969 act required that contract contain statement that no action at law concerning physician-patient relationship shall be maintained against nonprofit hospital service corporation; Sec. 33-159 transferred to Sec. 38a-201 in 1991; P.A. 14-235 made technical changes.See Sec. 38a-472 re assignment of insurance proceeds to doctor, hospital or state agency.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-202. (Formerly Sec. 33-160) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-202. (Formerly Sec. 33-160) - Reports and examinations.

 Each such corporation shall annually, on or before March first, file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner a statement, verified by at least two of its principal officers, showing its condition on the thirty-first day of December then next preceding, which shall be in such form and contain such information as said commissioner prescribes. Examination of the financial condition of each such corporation by the Insurance Commissioner or his representatives shall be made at least once in every five years. Said commissioner, or any deputy or examiner or any other person whom he appoints, shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of any such corporation and free access to all of the books, papers and documents that relate to the business of the corporation, and may summon and qualify as witnesses under oath, for the purpose of examination, its officers, agents or employees or other persons in relation to the affairs, transactions and conditions of the corporation. All costs of acquisition and of management activities shall be under the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner.(1949 Rev., S. 5273; 1953, S. 2596d; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 216, 348; P.A. 81-101, S. 2.)History: P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored division as independent department with commissioner as its head and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 81-101 required that insurance commissioner examine financial condition of each hospital service corporation every five years, rather than biennially; Sec. 33-160 transferred to Sec. 38a-202 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-160:Section empowers Insurance Commissioner as supervisor of costs of management activities; his determination of administrative costs in a Blue Cross rate increase hearing sustained on appeal. 31 CS 257.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-203. (Formerly Sec. 33-161) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-203. (Formerly Sec. 33-161) - Investments.

 Such corporations shall not invest in real estate mortgages, but may invest in other securities permitted by the general statutes for the investment of trust funds, and in such other securities alone.(1949 Rev., S. 5274.)History: Sec. 33-161 transferred to Sec. 38a-203 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-161:Cited. 184 C. 352.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-204. (Formerly Sec. 33-162) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-204. (Formerly Sec. 33-162) - Liquidation or rehabilitation. Mergers.

 Each such corporation shall be subject to liquidation, dissolution or rehabilitation, and such proceeding shall be under the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner, who shall have such powers hereunder as he possesses in reference to domestic insurance corporations. Any hospital service corporation may merge with any other hospital service corporation or corporations, subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner and may consolidate or merge with any medical service corporation organized under sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner. The new corporation resulting from such consolidation or the surviving corporation resulting from such merger may exercise all of the powers and perform all of the functions of hospital service corporations organized pursuant to sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, and medical service corporations organized pursuant to sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, and shall be subject to the provisions of said sections. Prior to such approval, the commissioner shall hold a hearing or hearings, in accordance with the procedures of chapter 54 to determine that the terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation are fair and reasonable and that the interests of all parties, subscribers and affected persons are adequately protected. The consolidation or merger shall become effective upon the filing with the Secretary of the State of a certificate of consolidation or merger, endorsed as approved by the Insurance Commissioner.(1949 Rev., S. 5275; P.A. 74-7, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 217, 348.)History: P.A. 74-7 added provisions re merger and consolidation of medical service corporations and hospital service corporations; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-162 transferred to Sec. 38a-204 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-162:Cited. 184 C. 352.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-205. (Formerly Sec. 33-163) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-205. (Formerly Sec. 33-163) - Workers' compensation law not affected.

 No provision of sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, nor any contract for hospital or other health service by any such corporation shall, in any way, affect the operation of the Workers' Compensation Act.(1949 Rev., S. 5276; 1969, P.A. 686, S. 3; P.A. 79-376, S. 54.)History: 1969 act included reference to health service other than hospital service; P.A. 79-376 replaced “workmen's compensation” with “workers' compensation”; Sec. 33-163 transferred to Sec. 38a-205 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-206. (Formerly Sec. 33-164) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-206. (Formerly Sec. 33-164) - Fraternal benefit societies and life or accident insurance companies not affected.

 Fraternal benefit societies and life and accident insurance companies or accident insurance companies shall not be affected by any provision of sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive.(1949 Rev., S. 5278.)History: Sec. 33-164 transferred to Sec. 38a-206 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-207. (Formerly Sec. 33-165) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-207. (Formerly Sec. 33-165) - Exemption from taxation.

 All property of any such corporation shall be exempt from state, district and municipal taxes.(1949 Rev., S. 5279.)History: Sec. 33-165 transferred to Sec. 38a-207 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-165:Cited. 184 C. 352.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-208. (Formerly Sec. 33-166) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-208. (Formerly Sec. 33-166) - Approval of rates to be paid by subscribers and contracts.

 (a) No such corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a full schedule of the rates to be paid by the subscribers and has obtained said commissioner's approval thereof. Such filing shall include an actuarial memorandum that includes, but is not limited to, pricing assumptions and claims experience, and premium rates and loss ratios from the inception of the contract. The commissioner may refuse such approval if the commissioner finds such rates to be excessive, inadequate or discriminatory. As used in this subsection, “loss ratio” means the ratio of incurred claims to earned premiums by the number of years of policy duration for all combined durations.(b) Premium rates and special enrollment periods offered to individuals shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in section 38a-481.(c) Premium rates offered to small employers, as defined in section 38a-564, shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in section 38a-567.(d) No hospital service corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a copy of such contract, including all riders and endorsements thereof, and until said commissioner's approval thereof has been obtained. The Insurance Commissioner shall, within a reasonable time after the filing of any such form, notify such corporation of the commissioner's approval or disapproval thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 5272; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 218, 348; P.A. 15-247, S. 3; P.A. 18-43, S. 4.)History: P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-166 transferred to Sec. 38a-208 in 1991; P.A. 15-247 designated existing provisions re filing and approval of rates to be paid by subscribers as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding provision re information to be included with such filing and definition of “loss ratio”, added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re rates offered to individuals and small employers, respectively, designated existing provisions re filing and approval of contract with subscribers as Subsec. (d), and made technical changes, effective July 10, 2015; P.A. 18-43 added “and special enrollment periods” in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 2019.Annotation to former section 33-166:Insurance Commissioner's judgment modifying a filed schedule of rates of Blue Cross services is affirmed as record contains sufficient evidence to support same. 31 CS 257.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-209. (Formerly Sec. 33-167) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-209. (Formerly Sec. 33-167) - Appeal.

 From any order or decision of the Insurance Commissioner, an appeal may be taken by any person or corporation aggrieved thereby in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Any dispute which arises between a subscriber and a hospital plan corporation or between a member hospital and the hospital plan corporation, or between two or more hospital plan corporations, shall be referred, at the request of any party to such dispute, to the Insurance Commissioner, who shall have the power to hear and decide the same, subject to appeal in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain.(1949 Rev., S. 5280; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 90; P.A. 76-436, S. 624, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 19, 125; 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 80-482, S. 219, 348; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)History: 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 required that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183, replacing previous appeal provision; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” for “Hartford county”; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; Sec. 33-167 transferred to Sec. 38a-209 in 1991; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999.Annotations to former section 33-167:Cited. 3 CA 627.Appeals by Blue Cross from rate increase decision of Insurance Commissioner under this section and Sec. 4-183(b), heard and decided together. 31 CS 257.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-215. (Formerly Sec. 33-169) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-215. (Formerly Sec. 33-169) - Formation.

 Any number of persons not less than seven, all of whom shall be residents of this state, may form a corporation, under and in conformity with the provisions of sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a nonprofit medical service corporation. The Connecticut State Medical Society, the Fairfield County Medical Association, the Hartford County Medical Association, the Litchfield County Medical Association, the Middlesex County Medical Association, the New Haven County Medical Association, the New London County Medical Association, the Tolland County Medical Association and the Windham County Medical Association may jointly or severally incorporate for the purposes of operating a medical service corporation.(1949 Rev., S. 5281.)History: Sec. 33-169 transferred to Sec. 38a-215 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-169:Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-216. (Formerly Sec. 33-170) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-216. (Formerly Sec. 33-170) - Incorporation. Representation of policyholders on board of directors.

 A medical association desiring to form a medical service corporation may incorporate under the general laws of the state governing corporations, but subject to the following provisions: (1) The certificate of incorporation of each such corporation shall have endorsed thereon, or attached thereto, the consent of the Insurance Commissioner, if the commissioner finds the same to be in accordance with sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, and in the public interest, provided security guaranteeing the performance of the obligations of such corporation shall be furnished in form and amount, not less than five thousand dollars, as the commissioner determines; and (2) such certificate shall include a statement of the territory in which the corporation will operate, the services to be rendered by the corporation and the rates currently to be charged therefor and shall be accompanied by two copies of the contract that the corporation proposes to make with the subscribers. Such corporation shall include in its bylaws provision for the election of at least three of its policyholders to its board of directors by its members, and failure to include such a provision in such bylaws or to abide by such provision shall be grounds for disapproval by the Insurance Commissioner of any contract it may enter into during the period of such noncompliance.(1949 Rev., S. 5283; 1959, P.A. 511; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 221, 348; P.A. 14-235, S. 3.)History: 1959 act required that corporation include in bylaws provision for election of at least three policyholders to board of directors; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-170 transferred to Sec. 38a-216 in 1991; P.A. 14-235 made technical changes.Annotation to former section 33-170:Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-217. (Formerly Sec. 33-171) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-217. (Formerly Sec. 33-171) - Form of contract.

 No single contract between any such corporation and its subscribers shall entitle more than one person to indemnity, except that a single contract may be issued to subscriber and spouse, to subscriber and family by marriage or adoption or to subscriber and ward. Such contract shall be in writing and a copy thereof shall be furnished to each subscriber and shall contain the following provisions: (1) A statement of the amount payable to the corporation by the subscriber and the manner in which such amount is payable; (2) a statement of the amount of indemnity to be furnished and the period during which it will be furnished, and, if there are to be exceptions, a detailed statement of such exceptions; (3) a statement of terms and conditions upon which the contract may be cancelled or otherwise terminated at the option of either party; (4) a statement that the contract includes the endorsements thereon and attached papers, if any, and contains the entire contract; (5) a statement that no statements by the subscriber in the subscriber's application for a contract shall void the contract or be used in any legal proceeding thereunder, unless such application or an exact copy thereof is included in or attached to such contract; (6) a statement of the period of grace that will be allowed the subscriber for making any payment due under the contract, which period shall not be less than ten days; and (7) a statement that no action at law based upon or arising out of the physician-patient relationship shall be maintained against a nonprofit medical service corporation.(1949 Rev., S. 5284; P.A. 14-235, S. 47.)History: Sec. 33-171 transferred to Sec. 38a-217 in 1991; P.A. 14-235 made technical changes.See Sec. 38a-472 re assignment of insurance proceeds to doctor, hospital or state agency.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-218. (Formerly Sec. 33-172) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-218. (Formerly Sec. 33-172) - Approval of rates to be paid by subscribers and contracts.

 (a) No such medical service corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a full schedule of the rates to be paid by the subscriber and has obtained said commissioner's approval thereof. Such filing shall include an actuarial memorandum that includes, but is not limited to, pricing assumptions and claims experience, and premium rates and loss ratios from the inception of the contract. The commissioner may refuse such approval if the commissioner finds such rates are excessive, inadequate or discriminatory. As used in this subsection, “loss ratio” means the ratio of incurred claims to earned premiums by the number of years of policy duration for all combined durations.(b) Premium rates and special enrollment periods offered to individuals shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in section 38a-481.(c) Premium rates offered to small employers, as defined in section 38a-564, shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in section 38a-567.(d) No such medical service corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a copy of such contract, including all riders and endorsements thereof, and until said commissioner's approval thereof has been obtained. The Insurance Commissioner shall, within a reasonable time after the filing of any such form, notify such corporation of the commissioner's approval or disapproval thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 5285; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 222, 348; P.A. 15-247, S. 5; P.A. 18-43, S. 5.)History: P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-172 transferred to Sec. 38a-218 in 1991; P.A. 15-247 designated existing provisions re filing and approval of rates to be paid by subscribers as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding provision re information to be included with such filing and definition of “loss ratio”, added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re rates offered to individuals and small employers, respectively, designated existing provisions re filing and approval of contract with subscribers as Subsec. (d), and made technical changes, effective July 10, 2015; P.A. 18-43 added “and special enrollment periods” in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 2019.Annotation to former section 33-172:Cited. 29 CS 474.