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36 OK Stat § 36-2601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2601. Corporations authorized - Powers.

|A. Corporations may be organized not for profits under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a not-for-profit hospital service or indemnity plan, and/or a not-for-profit medical or indemnity plan, for the purpose of making contracts of insurance or indemnity, or for the purpose of making indemnity plan contracts, or for all such purposes, by complying with the provisions of this article and shall be exempt from all other provisions of the insurance laws and the general corporation laws of this state, unless otherwise specifically provided herein. |B. Every corporation organized under the provisions of this article may, in the corporate name:1. Sue and be sued;2. Enter into contracts;3. Prescribe qualifications and the manner and form of admission or withdrawal of members;4. Have and use a common seal which may be changed or altered at pleasure;5. Take, purchase, lease, hold or dispose of real or personal property in the corporate name, or in the name of trustees chosen by the board of directors;6. Invest, loan, borrow money and incur debt, and engage in all forms of business transactions which are not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, or with law;7. Make all necessary rules and regulations concerning risks or hazards incurred, the premium rates to be used, and adjustment and payment of losses;8. Insure, indemnify, and fix the compensation of directors and officers of the corporation and require bond for the faithful performance of duties by such directors and officers;9. Exercise all such other powers as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose or object of such corporation subject to the restrictions provided in this section;10. Make or amend bylaws not inconsistent with law or provisions of the articles of incorporation, provided such bylaws shall fix the date and place of the annual meeting of members, shall designate the number of directors which shall not be less than five (5), and shall define the duties of the officers and fix the term of office of the directors and officers of such corporation; and11. Make all further necessary provisions concerning the conduct of the business affairs of the corporation.Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 2, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2602. Application for certificate - Contents - Fee.

|Such a corporation may issue contracts to its subscribers only when the Insurance Commissioner has, by certificate of authority, authorized it so to do. Application for such certificate of authority shall be made on forms supplied or approved by the Commissioner, containing such information as he shall deem necessary. Each application for such certificate of authority shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed by Article 3 (Insurance Department and Insurance Commissioner) of this Code and copies of the following documents: |1. Articles of incorporation;2. Bylaws;3. Proposed contracts, if any, between the applicant and participating hospitals and physicians, showing the terms under which service is to be furnished to subscribers;4. Proposed contracts to be issued to subscribers;5. A table of rates to be charged to subscribers;6. Financial statement of the corporation, including the amounts of contributions paid or agreed to be paid to the corporation for working capital and the name or names of each contributor and the terms of each contribution; and7. A statement of the area in which the corporation proposes to operate.Added by Laws 1957, p. 327, § 2602, operative July 1, 1957. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 264, § 54, eff. July 1, 2006.
36 OK Stat § 36-2603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2603. Certificate of authority; requirements.

|The Insurance Commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority authorizing the applicant to issue contracts to its subscribers when it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that: |1. The applicant is established as a bona fide not-for-profit hospital service or indemnity corporation and/or a not-for-profit medical or indemnity corporation;2. The contracts between the applicant and the participating hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers, if any, obligate each hospital, physician, or other health care provider executing the same to render service to which each subscriber may be entitled under the terms of the contract to be issued to the subscribers;3. The amounts provided as working capital of the corporation are repayable, without interest, out of operating expenses;4. The amount of money actually available for working capital is sufficient to carry on the plan for a period of six (6) months from the date of issuance of the certificate of authority; and5. The applicant has secured contracts of participation from sufficient hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers to provide ample protection for its subscribers within the area proposed to be served by the applicant.Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 3, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2604 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2604. Deposit for protection of members.

|A. Corporations governed by this article shall at all times have on deposit with the Insurance Commissioner sums as follows: |1. If newly formed under this article, the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00); or2. If formed under prior law, such sum as was so required under such prior law.Every such corporation shall deposit with the Commissioner, not later than the first day of each February, an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the gross subscriptions collected during the preceding calendar year, until the deposit of such corporation reaches a total of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). All such deposits shall be held by the Commissioner in trust for the benefit and protection of the subscribers of the corporation making the deposit.B. The deposit prescribed by this section shall be subject to withdrawal in whole or in part on the order of and as directed by the Insurance Commissioner, but may, with the approval of the Commissioner, be invested in bonds of the United States or of the State of Oklahoma, or any political subdivision thereof, or state warrants, which shall be assigned to the Commissioner and held by the Commissioner as provided for original deposits. The securities may, with the approval of the Commissioner, be exchanged for similar securities or cash of equal amount. Interest on securities so deposited shall be payable to the corporation depositing the same.C. An unsettled final judgment, arising upon a certificate of participation against such a corporation, shall be a lien on the deposit prescribed by this section, subject to execution after thirty (30) days from the entry of final judgment. If the deposit is reduced thereby, it shall be replenished within ninety (90) days.D. Upon the liquidation or dissolution of such corporation and the satisfaction of all its liabilities, any balance remaining in the deposit in the hands of the Commissioner and any other assets of the insurer shall be distributed to the holders of certificates of participation in good standing at the time proceedings for the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation were commenced, prorated according to the gross amount of subscriptions which have been paid on such certificates up to the time such proceedings were commenced.Added by Laws 1957, p. 328, § 2604, operative July 1, 1957. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 275, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
36 OK Stat § 36-2605 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2605. Service contracts.

|Any such corporation may enter into contracts for the rendering or providing of hospital and/or medical service or indemnity to any of its members with any individuals licensed in any branch of the healing arts and/or licensed hospitals maintained or operated by individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations and hospitals maintained or operated by the state or its subdivisions. Any such corporation may contract with any domestic or foreign corporation or associations for the purpose of providing or rendering hospital or medical service or indemnity. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 4, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2606 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2606. Filing of forms and rates; disapproval.

|On and after the effective date of this Code no policy or contract providing for hospital service or indemnity or medical service or indemnity shall be issued or delivered to any person in this state, nor shall any application, rider or endorsement be issued in connection therewith, until a copy of the form thereof and classifications of risk and underwriting manual, and the rates pertaining thereto, have been filed with the Insurance Commissioner. Such filing shall be deemed approved unless disapproved by the Insurance Commissioner within sixty (60) days after the date of filing. If the Insurance Commissioner disapproves the policy or contract, application, rider or endorsement form, or classifications of risk and underwriting manual, said Commissioner shall make a written decision stating the reason or reasons therefor and shall deliver a copy thereof to the corporation and it shall be unlawful for any such corporation to use any such disapproved form in this state. Any such corporation shall have twenty (20) days from date of receipt of the notice of disapproval in which to request a hearing on such disapproval. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 5, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2608.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2608.2. Officers.

|A. Every corporation organized in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the Insurance Code shall have such officers with such titles and duties as shall be stated in the bylaws or in a resolution of the board of directors which is not inconsistent with the bylaws. |B. The corporation may secure the fidelity of any or all of its officers or agents by bond or otherwise.C. A failure to elect officers shall not dissolve or otherwise affect the corporation.Added by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 7, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2609 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2609. Membership; voting; membership fees.

|A. Corporations organized under this article shall be mutual corporations and every person who holds a policy or contract with the corporation shall be a member of the corporation and shall be entitled to one or more votes based upon the number of policies or contracts held, and such members may vote in person or by proxy. |B. Mutual corporations organized in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be entitled to charge and collect initial membership fees or policy fees, or both such fees, in addition to premiums.Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 9, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2611 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2611. Annual statement; filing; examination; summons.

|A. Each such corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner a full, true and complete statement of the condition of the corporation on the thirty-first day of December of the preceding year in such form as shall be prescribed by the Insurance Commissioner, and which shall be verified under oath by at least two of the principal officers of the corporation. |B. Whenever the Insurance Commissioner deems it pertinent or necessary, and at least once in each three (3) years, the Insurance Commissioner shall personally, or by an authorized representative, visit each corporation, and thoroughly inspect and examine its financial condition, its ability to fulfill its obligations, whether it has complied with the provisions of the law, and any other facts relative to its business methods, management and the equity of its dealings with its members. The Insurance Commissioner may summon and administer the oath to and examine as witnesses, the directors, officers, trustees, agents, representatives and members of any corporation and any other person or persons relative to its affairs, transactions and condition. Any corporation so examined shall pay the proper charges for the per diem, traveling and other necessary expenses in connection therewith.Added by Laws 1957, p. 329, § 2611. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 418, § 92, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
36 OK Stat § 36-2612 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2612. Nonliability of corporation.

|No liability shall attach to any corporation holding a certificate of authority under this article or to the directors, officers, or employees of suchcorporation, by reason of the failure on the part of any of its participating hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers to render service, except as herein provided, to any of its subscribers, nor for the negligence, malpractice or other acts of its participating hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 10, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2613 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2613. Relationship of physician and patient.

|Nothing in this article shall be deemed to alter the relationship of physician and patient. No such corporation shall in any way influence the subscriber in his free choice of hospital or physician, other than to limit its benefit to participating hospitals and physicians. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to abridge the right of any physician or hospital to decline patients in accordance with the standards and practices of such physician or hospital, and no such corporation shall be deemed to be engaged in the corporate practice of medicine. |Laws 1957, p. 330, § 2613.
36 OK Stat § 36-2616 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2616. Exemptions.

|The provisions of this article apply only to not-for-profit hospital service and indemnity and medical service and indemnity corporations and such corporations shall be governed by this article to the extent provided herein. Such corporations shall be exempt from all other provisions of the insurance laws of this state except that the provisions of Articles 1 (Scope of Title), 3 (Insurance Department and Insurance Commissioner), 12 (Unfair Practices and Frauds), 15 (Assets and Liabilities), 16 (Investments), 16A (Subsidiaries of Insurers), 17 (Administration of Deposits), 18 (Supervision and Conservatorship of Insurers), 19 (Rehabilitation and Liquidation) and the provisions of Sections 624 through 626 of this title and 628 through 631 of this title shall apply to such corporations to the extent that such provisions are not in conflict with the provisions of this article. No law relating to insurance hereafter enacted shall apply to such corporations unless they be expressly designated therein. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 330, § 2616, operative July 1, 1957. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 83, § 9, emerg. eff. March 25, 1988; Laws 1988, c. 227, § 11, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988; Laws 1994, c. 294, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2006, c. 264, § 55, eff. July 1, 2006.
36 OK Stat § 36-2617 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2617. Tax exemption.

|Every corporation doing business pursuant to this article is hereby declared to be a not-for-profit institution and to be exempt from state, county, district, municipal and school tax, including the taxes prescribed by this Code, and excepting only the fees prescribed by Article 3 of the Insurance Code (Insurance Department and Insurance Commissioner), the premium tax levied pursuant to Article 6 of the Insurance Code (Authorization of Insurers and General Requirements), and taxes on real and tangible personal property situate within this state. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 331, § 2617, operative July 1, 1957. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 83, § 10, emerg. eff. March 25, 1988; Laws 1988, c. 227, § 12, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988; Laws 2006, c. 264, § 56, eff. July 1, 2006.
36 OK Stat § 36-2618 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2618. Limited application.

|This article shall not apply to any corporation operating or maintaining a hospital service plan or medical service plan, participation in which is limited to its employees and the employees of other persons or corporations with which such corporation may have contracted to provide such services; provided such contract is not entered into for the purpose of evasion of the terms and spirit of this Code. As used in this section, the term "employees" shall include members of the families of employees. |Laws 1957, p. 331, § 2618.
36 OK Stat § 36-2619 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2619. Limited liability.

|A. The private property of the subscribers, agents, officers, directors, members and employees of any corporation holding a certificate of authority under this article shall be wholly exempt from any of the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the corporation. |B. Until and unless the current annual statement of the corporation discloses a surplus of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), such corporation shall not issue a policy or contract without a stated contingent liability of the members, which shall not be less than one time nor more than ten times the annual cash premium or dues expressed in the policy or contract.Laws 1957, p. 331, § 2619.
36 OK Stat § 36-2621 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2621. Selection of licensed psychologist or licensed and certified clinical social worker - Definitions.

|A. If the terms of any plan, agreement, or service contract, issued under the provisions of this article, cover services within the lawful scope of practice of a licensed psychologist, or licensed and certified clinical social worker then: |1. Such services may be performed by any person licensed to do so in this state as provided in subsection B of this section.2. Selection of such a psychologist or social worker may be made by a subscriber under the plan, agreement or service contract and, provided other conditions are met, reimbursement shall not be denied when service is rendered by a person so licensed.3. The provisions of this section shall apply to the plans, agreements, or service contracts which are delivered, amended, renewed, ratified, or issued for delivery in Oklahoma after October 1, 1982.4. Any provision, exclusion, or limitation of a plan, agreement, or service contract that denies an insured the privilege of selecting such a psychologist or social worker shall, to the extent of the denial, be void, but such void provision shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of the plan, agreement, or service contract.B. For purposes of this section:1. "Licensed psychologist" means a person licensed and complying with the Psychologists Licensing Act, Sections 1351 through 1375 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and2. "Licensed and certified clinical social worker" means a person licensed and complying with the Social Workers' Licensing Act, Sections 1250.1 (3) and 1261.1 (B) of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 13, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2622 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2622. Subsidiaries.

|A corporation organized pursuant to Article 26 of the Insurance Code, either by itself or in cooperation with one or more persons, may organize or acquire one or more subsidiaries. Such subsidiaries may conduct any type of business or businesses and their authority to do so will not be limited by the fact that they are subsidiaries of such corporation. Further, such subsidiaries may conduct additional kinds of insurance as authorized by Section 2112 of Article 21 of the Insurance Code. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 13, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2623 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2623. Conversion to domestic mutual insurer.

|A. A hospital service and medical indemnity corporation, as provided for in Article 26 of the Insurance Code, may be converted to a domestic mutual insurer as provided for in Article 21 of the Insurance Code under such plan and procedure as shall be approved by the order of the Insurance Commissioner. |B. The Commissioner shall approve any such plan or procedure if he finds:1. That the plan would not be contrary to the interests of the subscribers or contract holders or to the public;2. That the plan has been approved by the corporation in accordance with its articles of incorporation and bylaws;3. Upon conversion, the corporation shall have the minimum surplus required of mutual insurers organized pursuant to Article 21 of the Insurance Code;4. Upon completion of conversion to a mutual insurer as provided for in this section, such corporation shall be subject to and comply with all laws and regulations applicable to a mutual insurer organized pursuant to Article 21 of the Insurance Code;5. The plan provides for definite conditions to be fulfilled by a designated early date upon which such mutualization will be deemed effective; and6. The plan provides for the protection of all existing contractual rights of subscribers or contract holders for medical and hospital service or care or claims for reimbursement therefor, and for the mutual insurer organized pursuant to Article 21 of the Insurance Code to assume, without reincorporation, all assets and liabilities of the corporation.C. The corporation organized pursuant to Article 26 of the Insurance Code shall have such period of time as shall be specified in the order of the Commissioner to complete its conversion to a mutual insurer organized pursuant to Article 21 of the Insurance Code.Added by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 14, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.
36 OK Stat § 36-2651 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2651. Corporations authorized.

|Charitable and benevolent corporations may hereafter be organized not for profit under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a nonprofit optometric service or indemnity plan, by complying with the provisions of this article and shall be exempt from all other provisions of the insurance laws and the general corporation laws of this state, unless otherwise specifically provided herein. |Laws 1968, c. 150, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1968.
36 OK Stat § 36-2652 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 36. Insurance|§36-2652. Application for certificate - Contents - Fee.

|Such a corporation may issue contracts to its subscribers only when the Insurance Commissioner has, by certificate of authority, authorized it so to do. Application for such certificate of authority shall be made on forms supplied or approved by the Commissioner, containing such information as he shall deem necessary. Each application for such certificate of authority shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed by Section 321 of the Oklahoma Insurance Code, and copies of the following documents: |1. Articles of Incorporation signed by not less than fifty optometrists licensed to practice in Oklahoma;2. Bylaws;3. Proposed contracts, if any, between the applicant and participating optometrists, showing the terms under which service is to be furnished to subscribers;4. Proposed contracts to be issued to subscribers;5. A table of rates to be charged to subscribers;6. Financial statement of the corporation, including the amounts of contributions paid or agreed to be paid to the corporation for working capital and the name or names of each contributor and the terms of each contribution; and7. A statement of the area in which the corporation proposes to operate.Added by Laws 1968, c. 150, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 1968.