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Section 420-A:18 – Investments.

    420-A:18 Investments. – No health service corporation shall invest its funds otherwise than as provided in RSA 411-A relating to the investments and holding of real estate by domestic life insurance companies; provided that not exceeding 10 percent of a health service corporation’s total admitted assets may be invested in such investments as are […]

Section 420-A:19 – Prohibiting Limitations on Liability; Disclosure of Information.

    420-A:19 Prohibiting Limitations on Liability; Disclosure of Information. – I. No contract between a health service corporation and a physician, for the purpose of delineating the rights and obligations of the parties within the provider network, shall limit the liability of the health service corporation for any actions of the physician for which the […]

Section 420-A:2 – Applicable Statutes.

    420-A:2 Applicable Statutes. – Every health service corporation shall be governed by this chapter and the relevant provisions of RSA 161-H, and shall be exempt from this title except for the provisions of RSA 400-A:39, RSA 401-B, RSA 402-C, RSA 404-F, RSA 415-A, RSA 415-F, RSA 415:6, II(4), RSA 415:6-g, RSA 415:6-k, RSA 415:6-m, […]

Section 420-A:20 – Reports and Examinations.

    420-A:20 Reports and Examinations. – Every health service corporation shall annually, on or before March 1, file in the office of the commissioner a statement, verified by at least 2 of its principal officers, showing its condition on the preceding December 31, which shall be in such form and contain such matters as the […]

Section 420-A:21 – Reserves.

    420-A:21 Reserves. – Every health service corporation shall collect reasonable rates as described in RSA 420-A:22, designed to permit it to accumulate and maintain a contingency reserve fund. Source. 1997, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 420-A:22 – Annual Review.

    420-A:22 Annual Review. – Annually, in the month of April, the commissioner may review the rates of every health service corporation, and shall, not later than 60 days after April 1 of each year, provided that the corporation has filed all pertinent data, make adjustments thereto, if any, as are just and reasonable. Whenever […]

Section 420-A:23 – Appeals.

    420-A:23 Appeals. – All orders and decisions of the commissioner concerning matters within the commissioner’s jurisdiction under this chapter shall be subject to rehearing and appeal as provided in RSA 541. RSA 541:18 and RSA 541:19 shall apply to orders and decisions of the insurance commissioner affecting the rates of health service corporations. Source. […]

Section 420-A:24 – Agreements With Providers.

    420-A:24 Agreements With Providers. – Any health service corporation may enter into agreements with eligible persons whereby such persons become providers of a plan operated by the corporation. Any health service corporation may enter into contracts for the payment of health services to the subscribers or members of similar nonprofit health service corporations of […]

Section 420-A:25 – Administrative Services.

    420-A:25 Administrative Services. – Any health service corporation may contract to furnish administrative services to any health-related organization, agency, entity, or plan. Source. 1997, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 420-A:26 – Nonliability of Corporation.

    420-A:26 Nonliability of Corporation. – No health service corporation holding a license under this chapter shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence, malfeasance, nonfeasance, or malpractice on the part of any officer or employee or on the part of any provider in the course of rendering health care service or supplies to subscribers. […]

Section 420-A:27 – Taxation.

    420-A:27 Taxation. – Except as otherwise expressly provided for by law, every health service corporation doing business pursuant to this chapter is hereby declared to be a nonprofit and benevolent organization and to be exempt from all taxes, other than taxes on real property situated within this state, fees on motor vehicles registered in […]

Section 420-A:28 – Relationship of Provider and Patient.

    420-A:28 Relationship of Provider and Patient. – Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to alter the relationship of physician and patient. No health service corporation shall in any way influence the subscriber in the free choice of hospital or physician or other provider. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to abridge the […]

Section 420-A:29 – Foreign Corporations; Reciprocity.

    420-A:29 Foreign Corporations; Reciprocity. – Any corporation organized under the laws of another state or country which except as to state of organization is a health service corporation and which the commissioner finds has fully complied with the laws of such other state or country, shall be entitled to do business within this state […]

Section 420-A:3 – Incorporation.

    420-A:3 Incorporation. – Persons desiring to form a health service corporation may incorporate under RSA 292, but subject to the following provisions: I. The certificate of incorporation of each health service corporation shall have endorsed upon it or attached to it the approval of the commissioner, if the commissioner finds the same to be […]

Section 420-A:30 – Exceptions.

    420-A:30 Exceptions. – Fraternal benefit societies and life or accident insurance companies are not affected by this chapter. Source. 1997, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 420-A:31 – Rules.

    420-A:31 Rules. – The commissioner is authorized and empowered to adopt such rules in accordance with RSA 541-A which are reasonable and necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Source. 1997, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 420-A:32 – Workers’ Compensation Law Not Affected.

    420-A:32 Workers’ Compensation Law Not Affected. – No provision of this chapter or any contract for hospital service by such health service corporation shall in any way affect the operation of workers’ compensation laws of the state. Source. 1997, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 420-A:4 – License to Health Service Corporation.

    420-A:4 License to Health Service Corporation. – I. No health service corporation organized under the laws of this state shall do business unless it has obtained a license from the commissioner. II. No health service corporation organized under the laws of any other state or country shall be licensed to do business in this […]

Section 420-A:5 – Directors.

    420-A:5 Directors. – The directors of a health service corporation: I. Shall at all times include representation from the following groups: (a) The general public exclusive of those falling within subparagraphs (b) and (c) and paragraph II. (b) Physicians actively engaged in practice. (c) Administrators or trustees of hospitals, if any, which have contracted […]

Section 420-A:6 – Liability of Directors, Officers, and Trustees.

    420-A:6 Liability of Directors, Officers, and Trustees. – I. A health service corporation may indemnify any person who serves as director, officer, or trustee of such corporation by contract or by including an indemnity provision in its articles of agreement or bylaws substantially in accordance with RSA 293-A:8.50 through RSA 293-A:8.58. Indemnity may be […]