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KS Stat § 40-1703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 17 - Firefighters Relief Act|40-1703 Assessment of tax of premiums, payment.

40-1703. Assessment of tax of premiums, payment. On or before April 1 of each year, every insurance company shall deliver and pay to the commissioner of insurance a tax at the rate of 2% of the total amount of all premiums on fire and lightning insurance written covering risks located within this state during the preceding calendar year.History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-1703; L. 1941, ch. 257, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 287, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 145, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 165, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-1704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 17 - Firefighters Relief Act|40-1704 Books of account; fraud.

40-1704. Books of account; fraud. Every insurance company shall keep accurate books of account of all fire and lightning insurance written by them covering risks located within this state. In the case of any fraud or dishonesty in the returns made by an insurance company, as provided in K.S.A. 40-1702, and amendments thereto, the commissioner of insurance shall investigate the returns and collect the amount which the commissioner finds to be due.History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-1704; L. 1941, ch. 257, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 287, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 145, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 165, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-1708 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 17 - Firefighters Relief Act|40-1708 Citation of act.

40-1708. Citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 40-1701 to 40-1707, inclusive, and amendments to those statutes, shall be known and may be cited as the firefighters relief act.History: L. 1984, ch. 165, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-1709 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 17 - Firefighters Relief Act|40-1709 Firefighter health insurance; continuation.

40-1709. Firefighter health insurance; continuation. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), whenever a municipality provides for the payment of premiums for any health benefit plan for its firefighters, it shall pay premiums for the continuation of coverage under COBRA for the surviving spouse and eligible dependent children under the age of 26 years of a firefighter who dies in the line of duty. Premiums for continuation of coverage under COBRA shall be paid for 18 months.(2) A municipality may not be required to pay the premiums described in paragraph (1) for a surviving spouse:(A) On or after the end of the 18th calendar month after the date of death of the deceased firefighter;(B) upon the remarriage of the deceased firefighter's surviving spouse; or(C) upon the deceased firefighter's surviving spouse reaching the age of 65.(b) For the purposes of this section:(1) "Firefighter" means an actual member of an organized fire department, of a municipality, whether regular or volunteer.(2) "Health benefit plan" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 40-4602, and amendments thereto.(3) "Municipality" means [a] city, county or township.(4) "Postsecondary educational institution" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 74-3201b, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2012, ch. 152, § 1; L. 2013, ch. 109, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a01 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a01 Citation of act.

40-19a01. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the nonprofit dental service corporation act."History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a02 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a02 Organization; purposes; function as administrative agent for group programs.

40-19a02. Organization; purposes; function as administrative agent for group programs. Nonprofit corporations may be organized for the purpose of entering into contracts with participating dentists to provide or administer professional service for subscribers on such bases as may be designated in the corporation's contracts with purchasing groups, individuals and government agencies. Such corporations may provide service or indemnity benefits. Compensation for professional services shall be either on a scheduled basis or on the basis of usual, customary and reasonable charges. Inherent in the authority provided hereby is the right of any such corporation to function as an administrative agent with respect to any group dental care program installed by a private organization for its employees or members, or with respect to any dental care program initiated by any local, state or federal governmental body.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a03 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a03 Membership of corporation; participating agreements from dentists; board of directors.

40-19a03. Membership of corporation; participating agreements from dentists; board of directors. The membership of a nonprofit dental service corporation organized under this act shall be comprised of the dentists who have executed participating agreements with the corporation: Provided, however, That no such corporation shall be issued a certificate of authority to engage in business until it shall have demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the commissioner of insurance that it has obtained participating agreements from at least fifty percent (50%) of the dentists licensed to practice, and engaged in practice, in the state of Kansas. The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board of directors comprised of ten (10) members, four (4) of whom shall be elected from among the corporations' participating dentists and six (6) of whom shall be appointed from among the general public of the state of Kansas. With respect to the public members of the board, two (2) shall be appointed by the governor of the state of Kansas and the remainder by the commissioner of insurance. The terms of office of all directors shall be as defined in the bylaws of the corporation. The directors shall take the oath of office as in other corporations and duplicates of such subscribed oaths shall be forwarded to the commissioner of insurance for filing in his office. The bylaws shall specify the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum which shall be not less than one more than one-half of the number of directors.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a05 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a05 Certificate of authority; conditions.

40-19a05. Certificate of authority; conditions. The commissioner of insurance shall issue a certificate of authority to such corporation upon compliance with the following conditions: (1) It shall file with the commissioner of insurance a certified copy of its charter and bylaws, copies of the subscription agreement forms and the rating formula that it proposes to use and the form of its agreement with its participating dentists, all of which shall be approved by the commissioner of insurance. (2) It shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner of insurance that it has conformed with the requirement of section 2 [*] of this act with respect to achieving the minimum percentage of participating dentists therein specified. Any such corporation shall be in possession of lawful assets over and above all liability in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and shall file with the commissioner of insurance a financial statement certified by at least two executive officers. Before issuing a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall cause an examination to be made of the affairs of the corporation as provided by K.S.A. 40-208.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 5; July 1.* Reference apparently should be to section 3, see 40-19a03.
KS Stat § 40-19a08 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a08 Subscription charges.

40-19a08. Subscription charges. Such corporation shall maintain unearned subscription charges and other reserves upon the same basis as that required of domestic stock insurance companies transacting the same kind of insurance.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a09 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a09 Advance of money; reports.

40-19a09. Advance of money; reports. Any director, officer or member of any such corporation, or any other person may advance to such corporation any sum or sums of money necessary for the purposes of its business or to enable it to comply with any of the requirements of the laws of this state, and such moneys and such interest thereon as may have been agreed upon, not exceeding five percent (5%) per annum, shall be payable only out of the surplus remaining after providing for all reserves and other liabilities and shall not otherwise be a liability or claim against the corporation or any of its assets. No commission or promotion expenses shall be paid in connection with the advance of any such money to the corporation, and the amount of such advance shall be reported in each annual statement.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a10 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a10 Insurance code sections applicable; medicaid coverage.

40-19a10. Insurance code sections applicable; medicaid coverage. (a) Such corporations shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 40-214, 40-215, 40-216, 40-218, 40-219, 40-222, 40-223, 40-224, 40-225, 40-229, 40-230, 40-231, 40-235, 40-236, 40-237, 40-247, 40-248, 40-249, 40-250, 40-251, 40-252, 40-2,102, 40-2a01 et seq., 40-2215 to 40-2220, inclusive, 40-2253, 40-2401 to 40-2421, inclusive, 40-3301 to 40-3313, inclusive, K.S.A. 40-2,125, 40-2,154 and 40-2,161, and amendments thereto, except as the context otherwise requires, and shall not be subject to any other provisions of the insurance code except as expressly provided in this act.(b) No policy, agreement, contract or certificate issued by a corporation to which this section applies shall contain a provision which excludes, limits or otherwise restricts coverage because medicaid benefits as permitted by title XIX of the social security act of 1965 are or may be available for the same accident or illness.(c) Violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by K.S.A. 40-2407 and 40-2411, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 10; L. 1974, ch. 190, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 217, § 7; L. 1976, ch. 218, § 8; L. 1991, ch. 133, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 134, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 132, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 18, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 111; L. 2013, ch. 97, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a11 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a11 Disbursement limitations; administrative expenses defined.

40-19a11. Disbursement limitations; administrative expenses defined. (a) No corporation subject to the provisions of this act shall during any one year disburse more than 5% of the aggregate amount of the payments received pursuant to K.S.A. 40-19a02, and amendments thereto, during that year as expenditures for solicitation, except that during the first year after the issuance of a permit, such corporation may so disburse not more than 20% of such amount, during the second year not more than 15%, and during the third year not more than 10%.(b) No such corporation shall, during any one year, disburse more than 12% of the aggregate amount of the payments received pursuant to K.S.A. 40-19a02, and amendments thereto, during that year as administrative expenses, except that during the first two years after the issuance of the permit, such corporation may disburse not more than 20% of the payments received pursuant to K.S.A. 40-19a02, and amendments thereto. The term, "administrative expenses," as used in this section, shall include all expenditures for nonprofessional services and, in general, all expenses not directly connected with the furnishing of the benefits specified in this act, but not including expenses referred to in subsection (a).History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 11; L. 2015, ch. 45, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a12 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a12 Surplus; how distributed.

40-19a12. Surplus; how distributed. Any surplus accumulated by a corporation subject to this act beyond a reserve fund equal to the amount disbursed during the preceding year for care received by subscribers and beyond the reserves required by K.S.A. 40-19a08, shall within one year after its accumulation be distributed to subscribers either in the form of increased benefits or rebate of subscription charges.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a13 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a13 Workmen's compensation law unaffected.

40-19a13. Workmen's compensation law unaffected. No provisions of this act or of any subscription agreement for dental service, between a corporation subject to the provisions of this act and a subscriber shall in any way affect the operation of K.S.A. 44-501 et seq., and amendments thereto, constituting the workmen's compensation law.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19a14 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19a - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations|40-19a14 Transaction of business by foreign corporation.

40-19a14. Transaction of business by foreign corporation. A nonprofit dental service corporation organized under the laws of any other state may be authorized to transact business in this state, subject to the approval of the commissioner of insurance, only in such areas as form a natural extension of the consumer-market area in which such corporation operates or where the interests of the subscribers are better served.History: L. 1972, ch. 174, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19c01 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19c - Nonprofit Medical And Hospital Service Corporations|40-19c01 Citation of act.

40-19c01. Citation of act. K.S.A. 40-19c01 to 40-19c11, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the "nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation act."History: L. 1980, ch. 137, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19c03 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19c - Nonprofit Medical And Hospital Service Corporations|40-19c03 Organization; purposes; board of directors.

40-19c03. Organization; purposes; board of directors. Nonprofit corporations may be organized under the nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation act for the purpose of entering into contracts with participating health care providers and participating hospitals to provide professional and hospital services for subscribers as may be designated in subscription agreements. Such corporations shall also indemnify subscribers as designated in subscription agreements for services which may be received from nonparticipating health care providers or nonparticipating hospitals. Such corporations may also provide service or indemnity for other health services or facilities but not to exceed reasonable and customary charges that a subscriber may incur for these services. The affairs of any such corporation shall be managed by a board of directors of not less than 15 members as specified by the articles of incorporation composed of: Persons licensed under the Kansas healing arts act and trustees or administrators of hospitals who participate in providing professional and institutional service to subscribers and members of the public exclusive of persons licensed under the Kansas healing arts act and hospital trustees or administrators who, at the time of their election, are subscribers. Beginning with the election of directors immediately following the effective date of this act, the board of directors at all times shall include at least one person licensed under the Kansas healing arts act to practice allopathic medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery and chiropractic. Two members of the public who are subscribers shall be appointed to the board of directors by the governor of the state of Kansas. The members of the public, exclusive of physicians and hospital trustees or administrators, shall at all times comprise a majority of the membership of the board of directors. The directors shall take the oath of office as in other corporations and duplicates of such subscribed oaths shall be forwarded at the time of election to the commissioner of insurance for filing. The bylaws shall specify the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum which shall not be less than 10 members.History: L. 1980, ch. 137, § 21; L. 1990, ch. 168, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19c05 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19c - Nonprofit Medical And Hospital Service Corporations|40-19c05 Certificate of authority; conditions.

40-19c05. Certificate of authority; conditions. The commissioner of insurance shall issue a certificate of authority to such corporation upon compliance with the following conditions: (1) It shall file with the commissioner of insurance a certified copy of its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and the subscription agreement forms and premiums and contracts with participating health care providers and participating hospitals it proposes to use all of which shall be approved by the commissioner of insurance; (2) it shall file with the commissioner of insurance contracts with at least 20 participating hospitals having a total of not less than 300 beds, and contracts with at least 50 participating health care providers; and (3) it shall hold bona fide applications for hospital service and medical service upon which it shall have collected a minimum of two months' premiums from at least 200 subscribers upon which it shall issue subscription agreements simultaneously. The total of such premiums shall be held in cash and shall not be disbursed until the subscription agreements are in force. Any such corporation shall be in possession of lawful assets over and above all liability in an amount not less than $5,000, and shall file with the commissioner of insurance a financial statement certified by at least two executive officers.Before issuing a certificate of authority the commissioner shall cause an examination to be made of the affairs of the corporation as provided by K.S.A. 40-208, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1980, ch. 137, § 23; L. 1990, ch. 168, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19c08 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19c - Nonprofit Medical And Hospital Service Corporations|40-19c08 Advance of money; reports.

40-19c08. Advance of money; reports. Any director, officer or member of any corporation organized under the nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation act, or any other person may advance to such corporation any sum or sums of money necessary for the purposes of its business or to enable it to comply with any of the requirements of the laws of this state, and such moneys and such interest thereon as may have been agreed upon, not exceeding four percentum per annum, shall be payable only out of the surplus remaining after providing for all reserves and other liabilities and shall not otherwise be a liability or claim against the corporation or any of its assets. No commission or promotion expenses shall be paid in connection with the advance of any such money to the corporation, and the amount of such advance shall be reported in each annual statement.History: L. 1980, ch. 137, § 26; July 1.
KS Stat § 40-19c09 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 40 - Insurance|Article 19c - Nonprofit Medical And Hospital Service Corporations|40-19c09 Corporation and insurance code sections applicable; medicaid coverage.

40-19c09. Corporation and insurance code sections applicable; medicaid coverage. (a) Corporations organized under the nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation act shall be subject to the provisions of the Kansas general corporation code, articles 60 through 74 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, applicable to nonprofit corporations, to the provisions of K.S.A. 40-214, 40-215, 40-216, 40-218, 40-219, 40-222, 40-223, 40-224, 40-225, 40-229, 40-230, 40-231, 40-235, 40-236, 40-237, 40-247, 40-248, 40-249, 40-250, 40-251, 40-252, 40-2,100, 40-2,101, 40-2,102, 40-2,103, 40-2,104, 40-2,105, 40-2,116, 40-2,117, 40-2,125, 40-2,153, 40-2,154, 40-2,160, 40-2,161, 40-2,163 through 40-2,170, 40-2a01 et seq., 40-2111 through 40-2116, 40-2215 through 40-2220, 40-2221a, 40-2221b, 40-2229, 40-2230, 40-2250, 40-2251, 40-2253, 40-2254, 40-2401 through 40-2421, and 40-3301 through 40-3313 and K.S.A. 40-2,105a, 40-2,105b, 40-2,184, 40-2,190, 40-2,194 and 40-2,210 through 40-2,216, and amendments thereto, except as the context otherwise requires, and shall not be subject to any other provisions of the insurance code except as expressly provided in this act.(b) No policy, agreement, contract or certificate issued by a corporation to which this section applies shall contain a provision which excludes, limits or otherwise restricts coverage because medicaid benefits as permitted by title XIX of the social security act of 1965 are or may be available for the same accident or illness.(c) Violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by K.S.A. 40-2407 and 40-2411, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1980, ch. 137, § 27; L. 1984, ch. 173, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 178, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 159, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 162, § 5; L. 1990, ch. 162, § 6; L. 1991, ch. 133, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 134, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 231, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 18, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 321, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 96, § 4; L. 1997, ch. 156, § 83; L. 1998, ch. 174, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 128, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 162, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 178, § 6; L. 2010, ch. 120, § 5; L. 2011, ch. 111, § 10; L. 2013, ch. 97, § 11; L. 2014, ch. 62, § 8; L. 2018, ch. 98, § 10; July 1.