Section 550.1618 – Compliance With New Procedures, Benefits, or Contracts.
550.1618 Compliance with new procedures, benefits, or contracts. Sec. 618. Whenever any section of this act requires a health care corporation to implement any new procedure, provide any new benefit, or enter into any new contract, the commissioner shall give the health care corporation a reasonable time to comply with the requirements. History: 1980, Act […]
Section 550.1609 – Excessive Rate; Administrative Expense Budget; Equitable Rate; Adequate Rate; Line of Business to Be Self-Sustaining; Cost Transfers for Benefit of Senior Citizens and Group Conversion Subscribers.
550.1609 Excessive rate; administrative expense budget; equitable rate; adequate rate; line of business to be self-sustaining; cost transfers for benefit of senior citizens and group conversion subscribers. Sec. 609. (1) A rate is not excessive if the rate is not unreasonably high relative to the following elements, individually or collectively; provision for anticipated benefit costs; […]
Section 550.1610 – Filing of Information and Materials Relative to Proposed Rate; Notice; Approval, Approval With Modifications, or Disapproval; Additional Information and Materials; Determination; Notice; Visitation and Examination; Expenses; Order; Effect of Inability to Approve 1 or More Rating Classes of Business Within Line of Business; Information in Support of Nongroup Rate Filing; Public Inspection of Information; Forms and Instructions for Filing Proposed Rates.
550.1610 Filing of information and materials relative to proposed rate; notice; approval, approval with modifications, or disapproval; additional information and materials; determination; notice; visitation and examination; expenses; order; effect of inability to approve 1 or more rating classes of business within line of business; information in support of nongroup rate filing; public inspection of information; […]
Section 550.1611 – Legislative Intent.
550.1611 Legislative intent. Sec. 611. It is the intent of the legislature to promote uniformity of rates among subscribers to the greatest extent practicable. History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981 Popular Name: Blue Cross-Blue ShieldPopular Name: Act 350
Section 550.1612 – Notice of Rate Filing; Contents of Request for Hearing; Advertisements; Limitation on Fee for Copy of Rate Filing; Waiver or Reduction of Fee; Calculation of Costs.
550.1612 Notice of rate filing; contents of request for hearing; advertisements; limitation on fee for copy of rate filing; waiver or reduction of fee; calculation of costs. Sec. 612. (1) Upon receipt of a rate filing under section 610, the commissioner immediately shall notify each person who has requested in writing notice of those filings […]
Section 550.1613 – Request for Hearing; Standing of Person; Access to Filing; Confidentiality; Penalty; Appointment and Qualifications of Independent Hearing Officer; Commencement of Hearing; Discovery; Conducting Hearing; Burden of Proving Compliance; Factors in Rendering Proposal for Decision; Order Rendering Decision; Withdrawal of Order.
550.1613 Request for hearing; standing of person; access to filing; confidentiality; penalty; appointment and qualifications of independent hearing officer; commencement of hearing; discovery; conducting hearing; burden of proving compliance; factors in rendering proposal for decision; order rendering decision; withdrawal of order. Sec. 613. (1) If the request for a hearing under this section is with […]
Section 550.1518 – Considerations and Standards; Applicability; Appeal.
550.1518 Considerations and standards; applicability; appeal. Sec. 518. The considerations set forth in section 509(4) and the standards set forth in section 516 shall only apply for purposes of this act and may be appealed only as specifically provided in this act. An appeal from a final determination of an independent hearing officer shall be […]
Section 550.1601 – Regulation and Supervision of Health Care Corporation; Delegation of Authority.
550.1601 Regulation and supervision of health care corporation; delegation of authority. Sec. 601. (1) A health care corporation shall be subject to regulation and supervision by the commissioner as provided in this act. (2) A designee of the commissioner shall not be authorized to act on behalf of the commissioner under this act unless prior […]
Section 550.1602 – Statement of Condition; Statistical, Financial, and Other Reports.
550.1602 Statement of condition; statistical, financial, and other reports. Sec. 602. (1) Not later than March 1 each year, subject to a 30-day extension that may be granted by the commissioner, a health care corporation shall file in the office of the commissioner a sworn statement verified by at least 2 of the principal officers […]
Section 550.1603 – Visitation and Examination; Access to Books, Papers, and Documents; Witnesses; Expenses; Disclosure of Information; Reporting Violation; Action by Attorney General; Ex Parte Order Directing Compliance.
550.1603 Visitation and examination; access to books, papers, and documents; witnesses; expenses; disclosure of information; reporting violation; action by attorney general; ex parte order directing compliance. Sec. 603. (1) The commissioner may visit and examine the affairs of a health care corporation. The corporation shall in every way facilitate an examination or visitation. (2) The […]