58-41-17. Issuance or denial of certificate--Fee--Conditions for issuance. The director of the Division of Insurance shall issue or deny a certificate of authority to any person filing an application pursuant to this chapter. Issuance of a certificate of authority shall be granted upon payment of the application fee prescribed in § 58-41-26 if the director is satisfied that the following conditions are met:
(1) The persons responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the applicant are competent, trustworthy, and possess good reputations;
(2) The health maintenance organization's proposed plan of operation meets the requirements of § 58-41-12;
(3) The health maintenance contract constitutes an appropriate mechanism whereby the health maintenance organization will effectively provide or arrange for the provision of comprehensive health maintenance services on a prepaid basis, through insurance or otherwise, except to the extent of reasonable requirements for copayments;
(4) The health maintenance organization is financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to meet its obligations to enrollees and prospective enrollees;
(5) The health maintenance organization will assume full financial risk on a prospective basis for the provision of comprehensive health maintenance services, including hospital care;
(6) The enrollees will be afforded an opportunity to participate in matters of policy and operation pursuant to §§ 58-41-23 and 58-41-24; and
(7) Nothing in the proposed method of operation, as shown by the information submitted pursuant to §§ 58-41-4 to 58-41-10, inclusive, or by independent investigation, is contrary to the public interest.
A certificate of authority may be denied only after compliance with the requirements of §§ 58-41-87 to 58-41-90, inclusive.
Source: SL 1974, ch 321, § 10; SL 1985, ch 393, § 15; SL 2013, ch 256, § 8.
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