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MA Gen L ch 176e § 8a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 8a - Financial Statements; Inclusion of Electronic Data Processing Equipment as Asset

Section 8A. In an account of its financial condition, a dental service corporation may include as an asset available for the payment of losses electronic data processing equipment, provided that the cost of such equipment at the time of acquisition is at least one hundred thousand dollars and that said cost is to be amortized in full over a period not to exceed ten years.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 8b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 8b - Applicability of Chapter 176v to Dental Service Corporations Governed by This Chapter

Section 8B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176V shall apply to a dental service corporation governed by this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 8c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 8c - Applicability of Chapter 176w to Dental Service Corporations Governed by This Chapter

Section 8C. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176W shall apply to a dental service corporation governed by this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 10 - Investment of Reserves; Acquisition of Real Property; Special Contingent Surplus; Investment of Other Funds

Section 10. The reserves of a dental service corporation shall be invested only in such securities as are permitted under chapter 175 for the investment of the reserves of insurance companies. A dental service corporation shall have the right to acquire and own real estate to be occupied by itself in the transaction of its business. The commissioner may require any such corporation after its first full calendar year of doing business to accumulate and maintain a special contingent surplus, over and above its reserves and liabilities, in such amount as the commissioner may deem proper. All other funds of a dental service corporation shall be invested only as is permitted by chapter 180A for the investment of institutional funds.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 11 - Salaries, Compensation or Emoluments

Section 11. Unless each such payment is first authorized by a vote of its board of directors, no dental service corporation shall pay any salary, compensation or emolument to any officer, trustee or director thereof, or any salary, compensation or emolument to any person amounting in any year to more than five thousand dollars. No such corporation shall make any agreement with any of its officers, trustees or employees whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered to it, they shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument for a period of more than three years from the date of such agreement.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 12 - Disputes or Controversies; Submission to Board; Review

Section 12. Any dispute or controversy arising between a dental service corporation and any participating dentist, or any subscriber, or any person whose subscription certificate has been cancelled or to whom such corporation has refused to issue such certificate may within thirty days after such dispute or controversy arises be submitted by any person aggrieved to a board serving in the division of insurance and consisting of the commissioner or a person designated by him, the chairman of the board of dental examiners or any person designated by him, and the attorney general or a person designated by him, for its decision with respect thereto. Such an appeal to said board shall be conducted as an adjudicatory proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section eleven of chapter thirty A. All decisions and orders of the board or of the commissioner made under any provision of this chapter may be revised as justice and equity may require upon a petition in equity filed in the superior court within and for the county of Suffolk by any party aggrieved by such decision or order. Such proceedings in equity for judicial review shall be conducted in accordance with section fourteen of chapter thirty A.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 13 - Grounds for Enjoining Transaction of Business; Receivers

Section 13. If the commissioner is satisfied, as to any dental service corporation, that (1) it has failed to comply with the provisions of its charter, or (2) it is being operated for profit, or (3) it is fraudulently conducted, or (4) its condition is such as to render its further transaction of business hazardous to the public or to its subscribers, or (5) its officers and agents have refused to submit to an examination under section nine, or (6) it has exceeded its powers, or (7) it has violated any provision of law, or (8) it has compromised, or is attempting to compromise, with its creditors on the ground that it is financially unable to pay its claims in full, or (9) it is insolvent, he may apply to the supreme judicial court for an injunction restraining it from further proceeding with its business. The court may forthwith issue a temporary injunction restraining the transaction of any business, and it may, after a full hearing, make the injunction permanent, and appoint one or more receivers to take possession of the books, papers, moneys and other assets of the corporation, settle its affairs, and distribute its funds to those entitled thereto, subject to such rules and orders as the court may prescribe.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 14 - Status; Immunity; Exemptions

Section 14. Every dental service corporation is hereby declared to be a charitable corporation. No such corporation shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any participating dentist, nor shall it be liable for the cost of dental services to which the subscriber or covered dependent may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 152, but said corporation shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any dentist employed by it or of its agents, servants or employees. Every such corporation shall be exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of the commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The property of every such corporation shall, except as hereinafter provided, be exempt from all state and local taxes.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 15 - Operators of Dental Service Plan

Section 15. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, except a dental service corporation, to establish, maintain or operate a non-profit dental service plan; provided, however, that this chapter shall not render unlawful or affect any operation or activity of any company organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, of any society or fraternal benefit society organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six or subject to any of the provisions thereof, of any non-profit hospital service or medical service corporation organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six A, one hundred and seventy-six B, or one hundred and seventy-six C, or of any corporation organized or to be organized under chapter one hundred and eighty, the existence, purposes, activities and operations of which were lawful or would be lawful notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 15a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 15a - Payment of Sums Owed Subscriber's Estate

Section 15A. A dental service corporation which, upon the death of a subscriber, owes the subscriber's estate an aggregate sum not exceeding two thousand dollars under any contract for dental and surgical services, may, at any time not less than sixty days after the subscriber's death, pay such sum to the husband, wife and next of kin of the subscriber and any such payment made in good faith shall fully discharge the corporation to the extent thereof; provided, however, that this section shall not apply if, prior to the time of such payment, the corporation has received a written claim under the subscriber's contract from any executor, administrator, or special administrator of the subscriber's estate.
MA Gen L ch 176e § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations|Section 16 - Enforcement

Section 16. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by a bill in equity brought in the supreme judicial court by the commissioner, the attorney general, or any district attorney.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. In this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:  ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of insurance.  ''Covered dependent'', a dependent for whose optometric care provision is made in a subscription certificate issued by an optometric service corporation to a subscriber.  ''Dependent'', the spouse, child or foster child of a subscriber, or an adult relative dependent upon the subscriber for his support.  ''Optometric service'', the optometric services ordinarily provided by registered optometrists in accordance with accepted practices in the community where the services are rendered.  ''Optometric service corporation'', a corporation organized as provided by the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of establishing and operating a non-profit optometric service plan.  ''Non-profit optometric service plan'', a plan operated by an optometric service corporation under the provisions of this chapter, whereby the cost of optometric service furnished to subscribers and covered dependents is paid by the corporation to participating optometrists and to such other optometrists as are provided for herein.  ''Participating optometrist'', a registered optometrist who agrees in writing with an optometric service corporation to perform optometric service for subscribers and covered dependents and to abide by the by-laws, rules and regulations of such corporation.  ''Registered optometrist'', an optometrist registered to practice optometry in the commonwealth as provided in section sixty-eight of chapter one hundred and twelve.  ''Subscriber'', a person who has subscribed to a non-profit optometric service plan and to whom a subscription certificate has been issued in accordance with the provisions of section six.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 2 - Incorporators; Formation; Articles of Organization; Certification

Section 2. For the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a non-profit optometric service plan, seven or more persons may form an optometric service corporation. Such a corporation shall be formed in the manner prescribed in and subject to section nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-five and sections six and eight to twelve, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and fifty-six, except as follows:—  The agreement of association of a corporation having no capital stock may omit the statement of the amount of the capital stock and the par value and number of its shares. The fee to be paid to the state secretary upon the filing of the articles of organization shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.  The articles of organization specified in section ten of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six, with the records and by-laws of the corporation shall be submitted to the commissioner instead of to the commissioner of revenue, and he shall have the powers and perform the duties relative thereto specified in section eleven of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six.  The certificate issued by the state secretary under section twelve of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six shall be modified to conform to the requirements of this section.  The commissioner shall not approve the articles of organization of such a corporation until he is satisfied by such examination as he may make and such evidence as he may require, that the incorporators are of good repute and intend in good faith to operate the corporation and that an adequate initial reserve fund has been established to protect the subscribers. He shall execute a certificate of his findings, which shall be attached to the articles of organization prior to the filing thereof with the state secretary.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 3 - By-Laws; Rules and Regulations; Contracts With Governmental Agencies

Section 3. The by-laws of an optometric service corporation may contain any lawful provisions approved by the commissioner and shall provide that a majority of the directors shall at all times be persons approved in writing by an optometric society incorporated in the commonwealth not less than five years and having not less than four hundred registered optometrists as members, and that not less than one third of the directors shall be persons who are or who agree to become subscribers to the non-profit optometric service plan. The by-laws of such a corporation may define the qualifications of those persons eligible to become subscribers as provided in section five. Any such corporation may adopt such rules and regulations as may be consistent with the provisions of this chapter. Any optometric service corporation may contract with any agency of the United States of America, of the commonwealth or of any city or town within the commonwealth for the purpose of providing optometric service.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 4 - Contracts With Subscribers and Participating Optometrists

Section 4. Any optometric service corporation may enter into contracts with its subscribers and with participating optometrists for the rendering of optometric service to the subscribers. A contract with a subscriber may provide for the optometric care of any dependents of the subscriber named therein. The extent of optometric services to be provided and the form of agreement with participating optometrists shall at all times be subject to the written approval of the commissioner. The fees to be paid to participating optometrists for their services to the subscribers or to insured dependents and the rates charged by such corporation to the subscribers shall at all times be subject to a public hearing as provided by section two of chapter thirty A. Such fees shall be lower than the fees charged by participating optometrists to their non-subscriber patients. The form of subscription certificate, the rates charged by such corporation to the subscribers and the fees at which participating optometrists are compensated for their services to the subscribers or to covered dependents, shall at all times be subject to the written approval of the commissioner. Acquisition costs in connection with the solicitation of subscribers and costs of administration shall at all times be limited to such amounts as the commissioner shall approve.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 4a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 4a - Contracts With Insurance Companies

Section 4A. An optometric service corporation may enter into contracts with any company authorized to write accident and health policies in the commonwealth pursuant to sections one hundred and eight to one hundred and eleven, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, or with any corporation organized under chapter one hundred and seventy-six A or one hundred and seventy-six B, under which contracts such company or corporation agrees to offer optometric service, as defined in this chapter, to Massachusetts subscribers where services provided therein are to be furnished by participating optometrists holding agreements with a vision service corporation pursuant to section seven of this chapter; provided that any such contract shall be consistent with the provisions of paragraph D of subdivision 8 of section one hundred and eight of chapter one hundred and seventy-five. An optometric service corporation may contract with any person to provide administrative services necessary to the administration of any contract entered into pursuant to the authority of this paragraph or of section four of this chapter. Before any contract may be entered into under this section, it shall have the written approval of the commissioner.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 5 - Subscribers; Qualifications; Cancellation of Subscription

Section 5. Any person residing in the commonwealth shall have the right to become a subscriber of an optometric service corporation if his qualifications meet those specified in the by-laws of such corporation, provided that such a corporation may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a subscription certificate to, or upon due notice cancel the subscription certificate of, any person who has made any fraudulent claim or representation to the corporation or to a participating optometrist, or has been guilty of uncooperative or unethical dealings with the corporation, or has failed to pay premiums and assessments seasonably and promptly or for any other cause which may be approved by the commissioner.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 6 - Subscription Certificate; Issuance; Contents

Section 6. A subscription certificate shall be issued to each subscriber of an optometric service corporation. Any agreement between an optometric service corporation and a group of ten or more persons or with the employer, employers or other representatives of such group whereby the optometric service corporation undertakes to furnish benefits for optometric service to said persons and their covered dependents, if any, shall be considered a group optometric service agreement. Under a group or non-group optometric service agreement, the form of the subscription certificate, the extent of optometric services contained therein, and the premiums charged by such corporation to the subscriber shall be filed with and receive the prior approval of the commissioner. No such agreement shall be approved if he finds that the extent of optometric services offered therein are unreasonable in relation to (a) the premium charged for such services, and (b) to the economic practicality of providing for such prepaid services, or if the premium charges are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. No subscription certificate shall be issued unless the commissioner shall have approved in writing the form of certificate nor unless it contains in substance the following provisions:—  (a) A statement of the optometric service to be paid for by the corporation, and if any optometric service is excepted, a statement of such exception.  (b) A statement of the duration of the agreement and of the terms and conditions upon which it may be extended, renewed, revised, canceled or otherwise terminated.  (c) A statement of the period of grace which will be allowed for making any payment due from the subscriber under the contract, which in any event shall not be less than ten days.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 7 - Contracts Between Corporation and Optometrist; Protection of Optometrist-Patient Relation; Rights of Subscribers; Termination of Contract

Section 7. Every registered optometrist shall have the right, on complying with such rules and regulations as the corporation may make, to enter into a written agreement with an optometric service corporation, doing business in the city or town where the said optometrist resides or has his usual place of practice, to perform optometric service. This chapter shall not change the normal relations between optometrist and patient, except as to the manner of payment and amount of fees which are to be paid by the optometric service corporation to participating optometrists on behalf of the subscriber. No officer, agent or employee of an optometric service corporation shall influence or attempt to influence a subscriber or a covered dependent in his choice of a participating optometrist. A subscriber or a covered dependent, subject to the by-laws, rules and regulations of an optometric service corporation and the terms and provisions of his subscription certificate, shall be entitled to the benefits of this chapter upon receiving optometric service from any participating optometrist or, in the discretion of the corporation, upon receiving optometric service from any non-participating optometrist in an emergency or when outside the commonwealth. A corporation may terminate its agreement with any participating optometrist at any time (a) for failure to comply with the reasonable rules and regulations of such corporation, including without limitation such rules and regulations as may be adopted governing the keeping of accounts, records and statistics, the making of reports and proof of services rendered, or (b) for presenting any fraudulent, unreasonable, or improper claim for payment or compensation.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 8 - Annual Statement

Section 8. Every optometric service corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the office of the commissioner, a statement, verified by at least two of the principal officers of said corporation, showing its condition as of the thirty-first day of December next preceding. Such statement shall be in such form and shall contain such matters as the commissioner shall prescribe. A corporation neglecting to file its annual statement within the time herein specified shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each day during which such neglect continues, and upon notice by the commissioner to that effect, its authority to do business shall cease while such default continues.