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CT Gen Stat § 38a-219. (Formerly Sec. 33-173) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-219. (Formerly Sec. 33-173) - Reports and examinations. Insurance Commissioner's supervision.

 Each such medical service corporation shall, annually, on or before the first day of March, 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 matters as said commissioner prescribes. The Insurance Commissioner or his representative shall make an examination of the financial condition of each such medical service corporation at least once in every five years. The Insurance 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 witnesses under oath to examine its officers, agents or employees or other persons in relation to the affairs, transactions and condition of the corporation. All costs of acquisition and of management activities shall be under the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner.(1949 Rev., S. 5286; 1953, S. 2598d; P.A. 74-1; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 223, 348; P.A. 81-101, S. 4.)History: P.A. 74-1 specified that all costs of acquisition and of management activities to be under insurance commissioner's supervision; 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 an independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished the department of business regulation; P.A. 81-101 required that insurance commissioner examine financial condition of each medical service corporation every five years, rather than biennially; Sec. 33-173 transferred to Sec. 38a-219 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-173:Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-220. (Formerly Sec. 33-174) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-220. (Formerly Sec. 33-174) - Investments.

 No such medical service corporation shall invest its funds in any security other than those permitted by the laws of the state for trust funds, except that no funds of such medical service corporation shall be invested in real estate mortgages.(1949 Rev., S. 5287.)History: Sec. 33-174 transferred to Sec. 38a-220 in 1991.Annotations to former section 33-174:Cited. 184 C. 352.Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-221. (Formerly Sec. 33-175) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-221. (Formerly Sec. 33-175) - Liquidation or rehabilitation. Mergers.

 Each such medical service 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 medical service corporation may merge with any other medical service corporation or corporations, subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner and may consolidate or merge with a hospital service corporation organized under sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, 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 medical service corporations organized pursuant to sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, and hospital service corporations organized pursuant to 38a-199 to 38a-209, 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. 5288; P.A. 74-7, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 224, 348.)History: P.A. 74-7 authorized merger or consolidation of medical service corporation and hospital service corporation, adding provisions re such mergers or consolidations; 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. 33-175 transferred to Sec. 38a-221 in 1991.Annotations to former section 33-175:Cited. 184 C. 352.Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-222. (Formerly Sec. 33-176) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-222. (Formerly Sec. 33-176) - Workers' compensation law not affected.

 No provision of sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, nor any contract for medical service, hospital or other health services by any such medical service corporation shall, in any way, affect the operation of the Workers' Compensation Act.(1949 Rev., S. 5289; 1969, P.A. 686, S. 5; P.A. 79-376, S. 55.)History: 1969 act included reference to hospital and other health services; P.A. 79-376 replaced “workmen's compensation” with “workers' compensation”; Sec. 33-176 transferred to Sec. 38a-222 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-176:Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-223. (Formerly Sec. 33-177) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-223. (Formerly Sec. 33-177) - Fraternal benefit societies and life or accident insurance companies not affected.

 Fraternal benefit societies and life or accident insurance companies shall not be affected by sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive.(1949 Rev., S. 5290.)History: Sec. 33-177 transferred to Sec. 38a-223 in 1991.Annotation to former section 33-177:Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-224. (Formerly Sec. 33-178) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-224. (Formerly Sec. 33-178) - Exemption from taxation.

 All property of any such medical service corporation is declared exempt from state, district and municipal taxes.(1949 Rev., S. 5291.)History: Sec. 33-178 transferred to Sec. 38a-224 in 1991.Annotations to former section 33-178:Cited. 184 C. 352.Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-225. (Formerly Sec. 33-179) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups|Section 38a-225. (Formerly Sec. 33-179) - Appeal.

 An appeal may be taken from any order or decision of the Insurance Commissioner by any person or corporation aggrieved thereby in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain. If any dispute arises between a subscriber and such medical service corporation, the same 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 the provision for appeal as provided herein.(1949 Rev., S. 5292; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 91; P.A. 76-436, S. 625, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 22, 125; 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 80-482, S. 225, 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 replaced previous appeal provision with requirement that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183 but retained venue in Hartford county; 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 effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; Sec. 33-179 transferred to Sec. 38a-225 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.Annotation to former section 33-179:Cited. 29 CS 474.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-230. (Formerly Sec. 38-401) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-230. (Formerly Sec. 38-401) - Definitions. Legal service corporation may fix rates and contract for coordination of benefits.

 (a) A nonprofit legal service corporation is defined as a nonprofit corporation without capital stock organized under the laws of the state for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a plan whereby legal services may be provided at the expense of such corporation by attorneys-at-law to subscribers under contract entitling such subscribers to payments or benefits in fixed or variable amounts for the cost of legal services. Cost of legal services shall include attorneys' fees, court costs and related expenses incurred in the exercise of any right.(b) A legal service corporation providing benefits to plan subscribers under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may, upon obtaining the approval of the Insurance Commissioner as provided in section 38a-234: (1) Fix or adjust the rates to be paid by any group or groups of its subscribers based upon past and prospective loss experience and may classify subscribers and groups of subscribers and determine rates with reference to standards for variations of risks or expenses which it may establish, and (2) contract for the coordination of benefits with other legal service corporations or with insurance companies to avoid duplication of benefits to be provided to its group subscribers. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner to establish guidelines of eligibility for experience rating and adoption of coordination of benefit clauses in legal service benefit contracts. Every such corporation shall be governed by sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive, and shall, except as specifically designated herein, be exempt from the provisions of the general statutes relating to insurance.(c) Any such legal service corporation may contract with any insurance company authorized to make any contract for accident and health insurance or casualty insurance in this state, or with any hospital service corporation incorporated under sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, or any medical service corporation incorporated under sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, for the performance of services to such legal service corporation or its subscribers necessary or proper in providing for payments or benefits under the provisions of this section.(P.A. 79-234, S. 1; P.A. 80-482, S. 3, 345, 348.)History: P.A. 80-482 abolished the department of business regulation and restored its division of insurance as an independent department (as it was prior to creation of the business regulation department in P.A. 77-614), thus allowing omission of reference to business regulation department in insurance commissioner's title; Sec. 38-401 transferred to Sec. 38a-230 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-231. (Formerly Sec. 38-402) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-231. (Formerly Sec. 38-402) - Bar associations may form nonprofit legal service corporations.

 The Connecticut Bar Association, any county bar association or any municipal bar association, including any bar association made up of attorneys-at-law in more than a single municipality in this state may, by vote of its board of directors, board of governors or other managing board or committee, form or cause to be formed a nonprofit legal service corporation in accordance with the provisions of sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive.(P.A. 79-234, S. 2.)History: Sec. 38-402 transferred to Sec. 38a-231 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-232. (Formerly Sec. 38-403) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-232. (Formerly Sec. 38-403) - Hospital service corporation may form corporation establishing nonprofit legal service plan.

 Any hospital service corporation incorporated under sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, in addition to its powers under said sections, may form a corporation for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a nonprofit legal service plan with authority to issue contracts for the payment of costs of legal services including, but not limited to, court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by or on behalf of persons covered by such contracts. The formation of any such corporation, the conduct of its business, its contracts and rates shall be subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner in a like manner as the conduct of business, contracts and rates of hospital service corporations pursuant to the provisions of said sections.(P.A. 79-234, S. 3.)History: Sec. 38-403 transferred to Sec. 38a-232 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-233. (Formerly Sec. 38-404) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-233. (Formerly Sec. 38-404) - Insurance company may issue contracts for payment of legal costs.

 Any insurance company authorized to make any contract for accident and health insurance or liability insurance in this state may, when licensed by the commissioner, issue contracts for the payment of costs of legal services, including, but not limited to, court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by or on behalf of persons insured by such contracts.(P.A. 79-234, S. 4.)History: Sec. 38-404 transferred to Sec. 38a-233 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-234. (Formerly Sec. 38-405) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-234. (Formerly Sec. 38-405) - Incorporation of legal service corporations.

 Any nonprofit legal service corporation as defined in section 38a-230 may be incorporated in this state, 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 he finds the same to be in accordance with sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive, provided security guaranteeing the performance of the obligations of such corporation shall be furnished in such form and amount as the commissioner determines necessary; (2) the certificate shall include a statement of the territory in which the corporation will operate and the services to be rendered by the corporation; and (3) a majority of the total membership of the board of directors shall consist of persons who are not admitted to practice law in Connecticut and who are not otherwise affiliated with or employed by an attorney, a law firm, a law department of a corporation or a bar association.(P.A. 79-234, S. 5; P.A. 90-243, S. 157.)History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-405 transferred to Sec. 38a-234 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-235. (Formerly Sec. 38-406) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-235. (Formerly Sec. 38-406) - Nature of contract and mandatory provisions.

 (a) No single contract between any nonprofit legal service corporation as defined in section 38a-230, and its subscribers shall entitle more than one person to benefits, reimbursement or indemnity, except that a single contract may be issued to any person for the benefit of such person and his dependents, to any employer for the benefit of his employees, or any class thereof, and their dependents, to any labor union for the benefit of its members, or any class thereof, and their dependents, to the trustees of any fund established by two or more labor unions or employers or combination thereof for the benefit of their members or employees, or both, or any class thereof, and their dependents, and to any other entity or combination of entities which may be approved by the Insurance Commissioner.(b) A contract issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 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 benefits, reimbursement or indemnity to be furnished and the period during which it will be established, 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 his 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 which will be allowed the subscriber for making any payment due under the contract, which period shall not be less than ten days; (7) a statement that nothing contained in the plan shall affect the ordinary professional relationship existing between the person rendering legal services under the plan and the subscriber to whom such services are rendered and that no action at law based upon or arising out of the attorney-client relationship shall be maintained against a nonprofit legal service corporation.(c) For the purposes of this section, “employer” shall include two or more organizations subject to common control through stock ownership or contract.(P.A. 79-234, S. 6; P.A. 90-243, S. 158.)History: P.A. 90-243 divided section into Subsecs., added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation and made technical corrections for statutory consistency; Sec. 38-406 transferred to Sec. 38a-235 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-236. (Formerly Sec. 38-407) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-236. (Formerly Sec. 38-407) - Filing of contracts and contract rates with Insurance Commissioner.

 No nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, 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. The commissioner may refuse such approval if the commissioner finds such rates are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. No such legal 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 the 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.(P.A. 79-234, S. 7; P.A. 90-243, S. 159; P.A. 17-15, S. 15.)History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation and made technical corrections for statutory consistency; Sec. 38-407 transferred to Sec. 38a-236 in 1991; P.A. 17-15 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-237. (Formerly Sec. 38-408) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-237. (Formerly Sec. 38-408) - Filing of statement of financial condition. Insurance Commissioner's examination of legal service corporation; visitation rights; summoning of witnesses.

 (a) Each nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, shall, annually, on or before the first day of March, 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 next preceding, which shall be in such form and contain such information as the commissioner prescribes. The Insurance Commissioner or his representative shall make an examination of the financial condition of each such legal service corporation at least quadrennially.(b) The Insurance 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 witnesses under oath to examine its officers, agents or employees or other persons in relation to the affairs, transactions and condition of the corporation.(P.A. 79-234, S. 8; P.A. 90-243, S. 160.)History: P.A. 90-243 divided section into Subsecs., added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation and made technical corrections for statutory consistency; Sec. 38-408 transferred to Sec. 38a-237 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-238. (Formerly Sec. 38-409) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-238. (Formerly Sec. 38-409) - Investment of legal service corporation funds.

 No nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, shall invest its funds in any security other than those permitted by the general statutes for trust funds, except that no funds of such legal service corporation shall be invested in real estate mortgages.(P.A. 79-234, S. 9; P.A. 90-243, S. 161.)History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-409 transferred to Sec. 38a-238 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-239. (Formerly Sec. 38-410) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services|Section 38a-239. (Formerly Sec. 38-410) - Liquidation, dissolution or rehabilitation of legal service corporation.

 Each nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, 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.(P.A. 79-234, S. 10; P.A. 90-243, S. 162.)History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-410 transferred to Sec. 38a-239 in 1991.