A. Except as otherwise provided in the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 2003 or unless expressly made applicable to health maintenance organizations, provisions of the insurance law and provisions of hospital or medical service corporation laws shall not be applicable to a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under the provisions of this act. This provision shall not apply to an insurer or hospital or medical service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance law or the hospital or medical service corporation laws of this state except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this act.
B. Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority, or its representatives, shall not be construed to violate any provision of law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals.
C. Any health maintenance organization authorized under this act shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and shall be exempt from the provisions of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes related to the practice of medicine.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 197, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 129, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
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