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MA Gen L ch 176f § 8a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 8a - Applicability of Chapter 176v to Optometric Service Corporations Governed by This Chapter

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

Section 8B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, chapter 176W shall apply to an optometric service corporation governed by this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 10 - Investment of Funds; Acquisition of Realty; Special Contingent Surplus

Section 10. The funds of an optometric service corporation shall be invested only in such securities as are permitted by chapter one hundred and seventy-five for the investment of the capital of insurance companies, or it may deposit the whole or any portion of its funds in any savings bank or savings account in a trust company organized under the laws of the commonwealth or a national banking association. It 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 the 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.
MA Gen L ch 176f § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric 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 optometric 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 176f § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 12 - Disputes or Controversies; Submission to Board; Review of Board's Decision

Section 12. Any dispute or controversy arising between an optometric service corporation and any participating optometrist, or any subscriber, or any person whose subscription certificate has been canceled 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 registration in optometry 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, within ten days after the promulgation of such decision or order 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 176f § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 13 - Enjoining Transaction of Business; Grounds; Receivers

Section 13. If the commissioner is satisfied, as to any optometric 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 176f § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176f - Optometric Service Corporations|Section 14 - Status of Corporation; Immunity and Exemptions

Section 14. Every optometric 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 optometrist, nor shall it be liable for the cost of optometric services to which the subscriber or covered dependent may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 152. 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 be exempt from all state and local taxes.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 2 - Application of Laws

Section 2. Except as hereinafter provided in this chapter, the provisions of chapters one hundred and seventy-five, one hundred and seventy-six A, one hundred and seventy-six B, one hundred and seventy-six C, one hundred and seventy-six E, and one hundred and seventy-six F, shall not apply to a health maintenance organization, provided, however, that in the case of any company doing business in the commonwealth and otherwise subject to the provisions of said chapters, this section shall apply only with respect to its health maintenance organization activities.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 3 - Organization; Accounting; Contracts

Section 3. A carrier or any two or more such companies, corporations, or their subsidiaries or affiliates may: (1) organize and operate a health maintenance organization as a line of business, division, department, subsidiary or affiliate under the provisions of this chapter provided that where such is organized as a line of business, division, department, subsidiary or affiliate, the operation of the health maintenance organization shall be separately accounted for, the income and expenses shall be allocated in accordance with statutory accounting practices and procedures prescribed or permitted by the commissioner, and the carrier or companies shall not utilize the income from such health maintenance organization for unrelated activities; 2) contract with a health maintenance organization to provide insurance, reinsurance, health services, reimbursement for health services or similar protection against the cost of care provided through the health maintenance organization; 3) contract with a health maintenance organization to provide coverage, health services or reimbursement for health services in the event of the failure of the health maintenance organization to meet its obligations under health maintenance contracts issued by it or a carrier; 4) contract with a health maintenance organization to provide administrative, underwriting, financing or other services relating to the provision of hospital, medical or other health services or reimbursement therefor; 5) contract with a health maintenance organization to enroll members on behalf of the health maintenance organization or to issue its own certificate of benefits for the covered health services provided by the health maintenance organization; and, 6) contract with a health maintenance organization for the joint administration of their business or for the writing and issue by the health maintenance organization, the carrier, or both jointly, of health maintenance contracts binding upon the carrier.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4 - Required Coverage for Certain Conditions and Groups

Section 4. A health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for:  (a) pregnant women, infants and children as set forth in section 47C of chapter 175;  (b) cardiac rehabilitation as set forth in section 47D of chapter 175;  (c) prenatal care, childbirth and postpartum care as set forth in section 47F of chapter 175;  (d) cytologic screening and mammographic examination as set forth in section 47G of chapter 175;  (e) diagnosis and treatment of infertility as set forth in section 47H of chapter 175; and  (f) services rendered by a certified registered nurse anesthetist or nurse practitioner as set forth in section 47Q of chapter 175, subject to the terms of a negotiated agreement between the health maintenance organization and the provider of health care services.  The dependent coverage of any such policy shall also provide coverage for medically necessary early intervention services delivered by certified early intervention specialists, as defined in the early intervention operational standards by the department of public health and in accordance with applicable certification requirements. Such medically necessary services shall be provided by early intervention specialists who are working in early intervention programs certified by the department of public health, as provided in sections 1 and 2 of chapter 111G, for children from birth until their third birthday. Reimbursement of costs for such services shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require co-payments, coinsurance or deductibles; provided, however, that co-payments, coinsurance or deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on co-payments, coinsurance or deductibles for these services.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4a - Employees Terminated Due to Plant Closings; Coverage

Section 4A. Any health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for employees terminated due to a plant closing or covered partial closing as required by the second paragraph of section one hundred and ten D of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and the second paragraph of section one hundred and ten G of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4c - Home Care Benefits

Section 4C. Any group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for home care services as set forth in clause (k) of section one hundred and ten of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4d - Nonprescription Enteral Formulas for Home Use

Section 4D. A group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for nonprescription enteral formulas for home use for which a physician has issued a written order and which are medically necessary for the treatment of malabsorption caused by Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux, gastrointestinal motility, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids. Coverage for inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids shall include food products modified to be low protein in an amount not to exceed $5,000 annually for any insured individual.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4e - Off-Label Drug Use; Cancer Treatment

Section 4E. A group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for off-label uses of prescription drugs used in the treatment of cancer as set forth in sections forty-seven K and forty-seven L of chapter one hundred and seventy-five; provided, however, that neither the attending physician nor the health maintenance organization shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of the acts or omissions of the attending physician or the health maintenance organization in connection with compliance with this section.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4f - Group Health Maintenance Contracts; Coverage for Bone Marrow Transplants

Section 4F. Any group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for a bone marrow transplant or transplants for persons who have been diagnosed with breast cancer that has progressed to metastatic disease; provided, however, that said person shall meet the criteria established by the department of public health. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria for eligibility for coverage hereunder which shall be consistent with medical research protocols reviewed and approved by the National Cancer Institute.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4g - Off-Label Use of Prescription Drugs for HIV/AIDS Treatment

Section 4G. Any individual or group health insurance maintenance contract which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall provide coverage for off-label uses of prescription drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS as set forth in sections forty-seven O and forty-seven P of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4h - Items Medically Necessary for Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes

Section 4H. Any individual or group health maintenance contract, except contracts providing supplemental coverage to Medicare or other governmental programs, delivered, issued or renewed by agreement between the insurer and the policyholder, within or without the commonwealth, shall provide, as set forth in section 47N of chapter 175, coverage for the following items if such items are within a category of benefits or services for which coverage is otherwise afforded by the contract, have been prescribed by a health care professional legally authorized to prescribe such items and if the items are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of insulin-dependent, insulin-using, gestational and non-insulin-dependent diabetes: blood glucose monitors; blood glucose monitoring strips for home use; voice-synthesizers for blood glucose monitors for use by the legally blind; visual magnifying aids for use by the legally blind; urine glucose strips; ketone strips; lancets; insulin; insulin syringes; prescribed oral diabetes medications that influence blood sugar levels; laboratory tests, including glycosylated hemoglobin, or HbAlc, tests; urinary protein/microalbumin and lipid profiles; insulin pumps and insulin pump supplies; insulin pens, so-called; therapeutic/molded shoes and shoe inserts for people who have severe diabetic foot disease when the need for therapeutic shoes and inserts has been certified by the treating doctor and prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified doctor and furnished by a podiatrist, orthotist, prosthetist or pedorthist; supplies and equipment approved by the Federal Drug Administration for the purposes for which they have been prescribed and diabetes outpatient self-management training and education, including medical nutrition therapy, when provided by a certified diabetes health care provider participating with the health maintenance contract or affiliated with a provider participating with the health maintenance contract. As used in this section, ''certified diabetes health care provider'' shall mean a licensed health care professional with expertise in diabetes, a registered dietician or a health care provider certified by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators as a certified diabetes educator. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a health maintenance organization to contract with a certified diabetes health care provider who is not already under contract with such health maintenance organization.  The benefits provided in this section shall meet all other terms and conditions within a health maintenance contract. Health maintenance contracts shall not reduce or eliminate coverage due to the requirements of this section.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4i - Prenatal, Childbirth and Postpartum Care Benefits; Minimum Coverage for In-Patient Care

Section 4I. Any health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for prenatal care, childbirth and postpartum care in accordance with section four of chapter one hundred and seventy-six G. In addition to such benefits, such health maintenance contract shall provide coverage of a minimum of forty-eight hours of in-patient care following a vaginal delivery and a minimum of ninety-six hours of in-patient care following a caesarean section for a mother and her newly born child. Any decision to shorten these minimum coverages shall be made by the attending physician in consultation with the mother. Any such decision shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department of public health. Said regulations shall be relative to early discharge, defined as less than forty-eight hours for a vaginal delivery and ninety-six hours for a caesarean delivery, and post-delivery care and shall include, but not be limited to, home visits, parent education, assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding and the performance of any necessary and appropriate clinical tests; provided, however, that the first home visit shall be conducted by a registered nurse, physician, or certified nurse midwife; and provided, further, that any subsequent home visit determined to be clinically necessary shall be provided by a licensed health care provider.  For the purposes of this section, attending physician shall include the attending obstetrician, pediatrician, or certified nurse midwife attending the mother and newly born child.  Any subscriber or member who is aggrieved by a denial of benefits to be provided under this section may appeal said denial in accordance with regulations of the department of public health.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4j - Scalp Hair Prostheses Necessary Due to Cancer or Leukemia Treatment

Section 4J. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:  ''Prosthesis'', an artificial appliance used to replace a lost natural structure; provided, however, that prosthesis shall include, but not be limited to, artificial arms, legs, breasts, scalp hair or glass eyes.  ''Scalp hair prosthesis'', an artificial substitute for scalp hair.  (b) A group health maintenance contract which provides coverage for any other prosthesis, shall provide coverage for expenses for scalp hair prostheses worn for hair loss suffered as a result of the treatment of any form of cancer or leukemia; provided, however, that such coverage shall be subject to a written statement by the treating physician that the scalp hair prosthesis is medically necessary; and provided, further, that such coverage shall be subject to the same limitations and guidelines as other prostheses. Scalp hair prosthesis coverage pursuant to this section shall not exceed an amount of $350 per year.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4k - Newborn Hearing Screening Tests

Section 4K. A health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for a newborn hearing screening test to be performed before the newborn infant is discharged from the hospital or birthing center to the care of the parent or guardian, pursuant to regulations of the department of public health. Payment to physician, hospital or other provider for the costs of said test may be pursuant to the terms of a negotiated contract. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abrogate any other obligation to provide coverage for a hearing screening test or any other hearing screening test or audiological diagnostic procedure pursuant to any law of the commonwealth or of the United States or under the terms or provisions of any contract or certificate.
MA Gen L ch 176g § 4l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 176g - Health Maintenance Organizations|Section 4l - Coverage for Hospice Services

Section 4L. Any group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for hospice services as defined in section 57D of chapter 111 during the life of the patient, to terminally ill patients with a life expectancy of six months or less; provided, however, that such services are determined to be appropriate and authorized by the patient's primary care or treating physician and are equivalent to those services provided by a licensed hospice program regulated by the department of public health.