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UT Code § 31A-30-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 30 - Individual, Small Employer, and Group Health Insurance Act|Part 1 - Individual and Small Employer Group|Section 112 - Employee participation levels.

 Effective 5/12/2020  31A-30-112. Employee participation levels.    (1)   (a) For purposes of this section, "participation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-1-301.     (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a requirement used by a covered carrier in determining whether to provide coverage to a small employer, including a participation requirement and a minimum employer contribution requirement, shall be applied uniformly among all small employers with the same number of eligible employees applying for coverage or receiving coverage from the covered carrier.       (2) A covered carrier may not increase a participation requirement or a requirement for minimum employer contribution, applicable to a small employer, at any time after the small employer is accepted for coverage.    Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 31A-30-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 30 - Individual, Small Employer, and Group Health Insurance Act|Part 1 - Individual and Small Employer Group|Section 114 - Disclosure.

31A-30-114. Disclosure.    (1) A covered carrier shall make the information described in Subsection (2) available:   (a) to:   (i) a small employer; or     (ii) an individual; and       (b)   (i) at the time of solicitation; or     (ii) upon the request of:   (A) a small employer; or     (B) an individual;         (c) as part of the covered carrier's solicitation and sales materials.       (2) The following information is required to be disclosed or made available under Subsection (1):   (a) the provisions of the coverage concerning the covered carrier's right to change premium rates; and     (b) the factors that may effect changes in premium rates;     (c) the provisions of the coverage relating to renewability of coverage; and     (d) the provisions of the coverage relating to any preexisting condition exclusion.      Enacted by Chapter 308, 2002 General Session
UT Code § 31A-30-115 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 30 - Individual, Small Employer, and Group Health Insurance Act|Part 1 - Individual and Small Employer Group|Section 115 - Actuarial review of health benefit plans.

 Effective 5/12/2020  31A-30-115. Actuarial review of health benefit plans.    (1)   (a) The department shall conduct an actuarial review of rates submitted by a carrier that offers a small employer plan and a carrier that offers an individual plan under this chapter:   (i) to verify the validity of the rates, risk factors, and premiums of the plans; and     (ii) as the department determines is necessary to oversee market conduct.       (b) The actuarial review by the department shall be funded from a fee:   (i) established by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; and     (ii) paid by a carrier offering a health benefit plan subject to this chapter.       (c) The department shall contact carriers, if the department determines it is appropriate, to:   (i) inform a carrier of the department's findings regarding the rates of a particular carrier; and     (ii) request a carrier to recalculate or verify base rates, rating factors, and premiums.       (d) A carrier shall comply with the department's request under Subsection (1)(c)(ii).       (2)   (a) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Health Insurance Actuarial Review Restricted Account."     (b) The Health Insurance Actuarial Review Restricted Account shall consist of money received by the commissioner under this section.     (c) The commissioner shall administer the Health Insurance Actuarial Review Restricted Account. Subject to appropriations by the Legislature, the commissioner shall use money deposited into the Health Insurance Actuarial Review Restricted Account to pay for the actuarial review conducted by the department under this section.      Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 31A-30-117 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 30 - Individual, Small Employer, and Group Health Insurance Act|Part 1 - Individual and Small Employer Group|Section 117 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- Market transition.

 Effective 5/12/2020  31A-30-117. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- Market transition.    (1)   (a) The commissioner may adopt administrative rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that change the rating and underwriting requirements of this chapter as necessary to transition the insurance market to meet federal qualified health plan standards and rating practices under PPACA.     (b) Administrative rules adopted by the commissioner under this section may include:   (i) the regulation of health benefit plans as described in Subsection 31A-2-212(5); and     (ii) disclosure of records and information required by PPACA and state law.       (c)   (i) The commissioner shall establish by administrative rule one statewide open enrollment period that applies to the individual insurance market that is not on the PPACA certified individual exchange.     (ii) The statewide open enrollment period:   (A) may be shorter, but no longer than the open enrollment period established for the individual insurance market offered in the PPACA certified exchange; and     (B) may not be extended beyond the dates of the open enrollment period established for the individual insurance market offered in the PPACA certified exchange.           (2) A carrier that offers health benefit plans in the individual market that is not part of the individual PPACA certified exchange:   (a) shall open enrollment:   (i) during the statewide open enrollment period established in Subsection (1)(c); and     (ii) at other times, for qualifying events, as determined by administrative rule adopted by the commissioner; and       (b) may open enrollment at any time.       (3) To the extent permitted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy, or federal regulation, the commissioner shall allow a health insurer to choose to continue coverage and individuals and small employers to choose to re-enroll in coverage in nongrandfathered health coverage that is not in compliance with market reforms required by PPACA.    Amended by Chapter 32, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 31A-30-118 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 30 - Individual, Small Employer, and Group Health Insurance Act|Part 1 - Individual and Small Employer Group|Section 118 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- State insurance mandates -- Cost of additional benefits.

 Effective 5/12/2020  31A-30-118. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- State insurance mandates -- Cost of additional benefits.    (1)   (a) The commissioner shall identify a new mandated benefit that is in excess of the essential health benefits required by PPACA.     (b) The state shall quantify the cost attributable to each additional mandated benefit specified in Subsection (1)(a) based on a qualified health plan issuer's calculation of the cost associated with the mandated benefit, which shall be:   (i) calculated in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles and methodologies;     (ii) conducted by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries; and     (iii) reported to the commissioner and to the individual exchange operating in the state.       (c) The commissioner may require a proponent of a new mandated benefit under Subsection (1)(a) to provide the commissioner with a cost analysis conducted in accordance with Subsection (1)(b). The commissioner may use the cost information provided under this Subsection (1)(c) to establish estimates of the cost to the state under Subsection (2).       (2) If the state is required to defray the cost of additional required benefits under the provisions of 45 C.F.R. 155.170:   (a) the state shall make the required payments:   (i) in accordance with Subsection (3); and     (ii) directly to the qualified health plan issuer in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 155.170;       (b) an issuer of a qualified health plan that receives a payment under the provisions of Subsection (1) and 45 C.F.R. 155.170 shall:   (i) reduce the premium charged to the individual on whose behalf the issuer will be paid under Subsection (1), in an amount equal to the amount of the payment under Subsection (1); or     (ii) notwithstanding Subsection 31A-23a-402.5(5), provide a premium rebate to an individual on whose behalf the issuer received a payment under Subsection (1), in an amount equal to the amount of the payment under Subsection (1); and       (c) a premium rebate made under this section is not a prohibited inducement under Section 31A-23a-402.5.       (3) A payment required under 45 C.F.R. 155.170(c) shall:   (a) unless otherwise required by PPACA, be based on a statewide average of the cost of the additional benefit for all issuers who are entitled to payment under the provisions of 45 C.F.R. 155.170; and     (b) be submitted to an issuer through a process established by the commissioner.       (4) The commissioner may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:   (a) administer the provisions of this section and 45 C.F.R. 155.170; and     (b) establish or implement a process for submitting a payment to an issuer under Subsection (3)(b).      Amended by Chapter 32, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

31A-35-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Bail Bond Act."  Amended by Chapter 173, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Bail bond" means a bail bond insurance product for a specified monetary amount that is:   (a) executed by a bail bond producer licensed in accordance with Section 31A-35-401; and     (b) issued to a court, magistrate, or authorized officer to secure:   (i) the release of a person from incarceration; and     (ii) the appearance of the released person at court hearings the person is required to attend.         (2) "Bail bond agency" means any sole proprietor or entity that:   (a) is licensed under Subsection 31A-35-404(1) or (2);     (b)   (i) is the agent of a surety insurer that sells a bail bond in connection with judicial proceedings;     (ii) pledges the assets of a letter of credit from a Utah depository institution for a bail bond in connection with judicial proceedings; or     (iii) pledges personal or real property, or both, as security for a bail bond in connection with judicial proceedings; and       (c) receives or is promised money or other things of value for a service described in Subsection (2)(b).       (3) "Bail bond producer" means an individual who:   (a) is appointed by:   (i) a surety insurer that sells bail bonds; or     (ii) a bail bond agency licensed under this chapter;       (b) is appointed to execute or countersign undertakings of bail in connection with judicial proceedings; and     (c) receives or is promised money or other things of value for engaging in an act described in Subsection (3)(b).       (4) "Bail enforcement agent" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-11-102.     (5) "Board" means the Bail Bond Oversight Board created in Section 31A-35-201.     (6) "Certificate" means a certificate of authority issued under this chapter to allow an insurer to operate as a surety insurer.     (7) "Indemnitor" means an entity or natural person that enters into an agreement with a bail bond agency to hold the bail bond agency harmless from loss incurred as a result of executing a bail bond.     (8) "Liquid assets" means financial holdings that can be converted into cash in a timely manner without the loss of principal.     (9) "Premium" means the specified monetary amount used to purchase a bail bond.     (10) "Principal" means a person that:   (a) guarantees the performance of a bail bond; or     (b) owns not less than 10% of the bail bond agency.       (11) "Surety insurer" means an insurer that:   (a) is licensed under Chapter 4, Insurers in General, Chapter 5, Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurance Corporations, or Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers;     (b) receives a certificate under this title; and     (c) sells bail bonds in connection with judicial proceedings.       (12) "Utah depository institution" means a depository institution, as defined in Section 7-1-103, that:   (a) has Utah as its home state; or     (b) operates a branch in Utah.      Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Exemption from other provisions of this title.

 Effective 5/5/2021  31A-35-103. Exemption from other provisions of this title.  Bail bond agencies are exempted from:  (1)Chapter 3, Department Funding, Fees, and Taxes, except Section 31A-3-103;     (2)Chapter 4, Insurers in General, except Sections 31A-4-102, 31A-4-103, 31A-4-104, and 31A-4-107;     (3)Chapter 5, Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurance Corporations, except Section 31A-5-103;     (4)Chapter 6a, Service Contracts;     (5)Chapter 6b, Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver Act;     (6)Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations;     (7)Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans;     (8)Chapter 8a, Health Discount Program Consumer Protection Act;     (9)Chapter 9, Insurance Fraternals;     (10)Chapter 10, Annuities;     (11)Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;     (12)Chapter 12, State Risk Management Fund;     (13)Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers;     (14)Chapter 15, Unauthorized Insurers, Surplus Lines, and Risk Retention Groups;     (15)Chapter 16, Insurance Holding Companies;     (16)Chapter 17, Determination of Financial Condition;     (17)Chapter 18, Investments;     (18)Chapter 19a, Utah Rate Regulation Act;     (19)Chapter 20, Underwriting Restrictions;     (20)Chapter 23b, Navigator License Act;     (21)Chapter 25, Third Party Administrators;     (22)Chapter 26, Insurance Adjusters;     (23)Chapter 27, Delinquency Administrative Action Provisions;     (24)Chapter 27a, Insurer Receivership Act;     (25)Chapter 28, Guaranty Associations;     (26)Chapter 30, Individual, Small Employer, and Group Health Insurance Act;     (27)Chapter 31, Insurance Fraud Act;     (28)Chapter 32a, Medical Care Savings Account Act;     (29)Chapter 36, Life Settlements Act;     (30)Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act;     (31)Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act;     (32)Chapter 38, Federal Health Care Tax Credit Program Act;     (33)Chapter 39, Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact;     (34)Chapter 40, Professional Employer Organization Licensing Act;     (35)Chapter 41, Title Insurance Recovery, Education, and Research Fund Act; and     (36)Chapter 43, Small Employer Stop-Loss Insurance Act.    Amended by Chapter 64, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 104 - Rulemaking authority.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-104. Rulemaking authority.  The commissioner shall by rule establish specific licensure and certification guidelines and standards of conduct for the business of bail bond insurance under this chapter. Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 2 - Commercial Bail Bond Surety Oversight Board|Section 201 - Bail Bond Oversight Board.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-201. Bail Bond Oversight Board.    (1) There is created a Bail Bond Oversight Board within the department, consisting of:   (a) the following seven voting members who shall be appointed by the commissioner:   (i) one representative each from four licensed bail bond agencies;     (ii) two members of the general public who do not have any financial interest in or professional affiliation with any bail bond agency; and     (iii) one attorney in good standing licensed to practice law in Utah; and       (b) a nonvoting member who is a staff member of the insurance department appointed by the commissioner.       (2)   (a) The appointments are for terms of four years. A board member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.     (b) The commissioner shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment of a board member described in Subsection (1)(a), adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.       (3) A board member serves until:   (a) removed by the commissioner;     (b) the member's resignation; or     (c) for a member described in Subsection (1)(a), the expiration of the member's term and the appointment of a successor.       (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of a board member described in Subsection (1)(a) for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.     (5) The board shall annually elect one of its members as chair.     (6) Four voting members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.     (7) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:   (a) Section 63A-3-106;     (b) Section 63A-3-107; and     (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (8)   (a) The commissioner, with a majority vote of the board, may remove any member of the board described in Subsection (1)(a) for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.     (b) The board shall conduct a hearing if requested by the board member described in Subsection (1)(a) that is to be removed.       (9) Members of the board are immune from suit with respect to all acts done and actions taken in good faith in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 2 - Commercial Bail Bond Surety Oversight Board|Section 202 - Board responsibilities.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-202. Board responsibilities.    (1) The board shall:   (a) meet:   (i) at least quarterly; and     (ii) at the call of the chair;       (b) make written recommendations to the commissioner for rules governing the following aspects of the bail bond insurance business:   (i) qualifications, applications, and fees for obtaining:   (A) a license required by this Section 31A-35-401; or     (B) a certificate;       (ii) limits on the aggregate amounts of bail bonds;     (iii) unprofessional conduct;     (iv) procedures for hearing and resolving allegations of unprofessional conduct; and     (v) sanctions for unprofessional conduct;       (c) screen:   (i) bail bond agency license applications; and     (ii) persons applying for a bail bond agency license; and       (d) recommend to the commissioner action regarding the granting, renewing, suspending, revoking, and reinstating of bail bond agency license.       (2) The board may:   (a) conduct investigations of allegations of unprofessional conduct on the part of persons or bail bond agencies involved in the business of bail bond insurance; and     (b) provide the results of the investigations described in Subsection (2)(a) to the commissioner with recommendations for:   (i) action; and     (ii) any appropriate sanctions.        Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 3 - Insurance Commissioner's Duties|Section 301 - The commissioner's authority.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-301. The commissioner's authority.    (1) The commissioner shall:   (a) make rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter;     (b) with information as provided by the board, issue or deny licensure under this chapter;     (c) take action regarding a license, including suspension or revocation; and     (d) maintain and publish a current list of licensed bail bond agencies and bail bond producers.       (2) The commissioner may establish fees for the issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of a bail bond agency license in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.    Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 4 - Certificate of Authority|Section 401 - Requirement for license or certificate of authority -- Process -- Fees -- Limitations.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-401. Requirement for license or certificate of authority -- Process -- Fees -- Limitations.    (1)   (a) A person may not engage in the bail bond insurance business unless that person:   (i) is a bail bond agency licensed under this chapter;     (ii) is a surety insurer that is granted a certificate under this section in the same manner as other insurers doing business in this state are granted certificates of authority under this title; or     (iii) is a bail bond producer licensed in accordance with this section.       (b) A bail bond agency shall be licensed under this chapter as an agency.     (c) A bail bond producer shall be licensed under Chapter 23a, Insurance Marketing - Licensing Producers, Consultants, and Reinsurance Intermediaries, as a limited lines producer.       (2) A person applying for a bail bond agency license under this chapter shall submit to the commissioner:   (a) a completed application form as prescribed by the commissioner;     (b) a fee as determined by the commissioner in accordance with Section 31A-3-103; and     (c) any additional information required by rule.       (3) A fee required under this section is not refundable.     (4) A fee collected from a bail bond agency shall be deposited into a restricted account created in Section 31A-35-407.     (5)   (a) A bail bond agency shall be domiciled in Utah.     (b) A bail bond producer shall be a resident of Utah.     (c) A foreign surety insurer that is granted a certificate to sell bail bonds may only sell bail bonds through a bail bond agency licensed under this chapter.      Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 31A-35-401.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 31A - Insurance Code|Chapter 35 - Bail Bond Act|Part 4 - Certificate of Authority|Section 401.5 - Additional licensure requirements for a bail bond agency.

 Effective 5/10/2016  31A-35-401.5. Additional licensure requirements for a bail bond agency.    (1) A person applying for licensure or the reinstatement of a license as a bail bond agency shall, in addition to the requirements of Section 31A-35-401, provide proof that at least one principal of the bail bond agency will have a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience working as an employee of a bail bond agency as a licensed bail bond producer.     (2) The applicant shall provide proof of the experience claimed under Subsection (1), including providing:   (a) the exact details of the character and nature of the experience on a form provided by the department;     (b) a statement by each employer verifying the number of hours the applicant worked for the employer; and     (c)   (i) federal income reporting forms that account for the wages for hours claimed or documented approval of the claimed hours by the insurance commissioner; and     (ii) the total of 2,000 hours may be proved in part by federal income reporting forms and in part by approval by the insurance commissioner.         (3) The burden of proving the hours of experience as required in this section is upon the applicant.    Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session