(a) A dental service corporation will pay the prescribed fees and taxes required of a disability insurer.
(b) The following provisions of the insurance laws of this state apply to dental service corporations authorized by this article, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions herein:
(1) Title 27, Chapters 1 and 2, Administration and General Provisions.
(2) Title 27, Chapter 2B, Risk-Based Capital for Insurers.
(3) Title 27, Chapter 4, Fees and Taxes.
(4) Title 27, Chapter 6, Administration of Deposits.
(5) Title 27, Chapter 12, Unfair Trade Practices.
(6) Title 27, Chapter 32, Insurer Insolvency; Rehabilitation and Liquidation.
(c) The commissioner may by rule modify or waive any requirements referred to in subsection (b) for dental service corporations if that is necessary to avoid unreasonable hardship, expense, or inconvenience and if the interests of subscribers continue to be adequately protected.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.
Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.
Section 22-21-360 - Short Title.
Section 22-21-361 - Definitions.
Section 22-21-363 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Contents.
Section 22-21-364 - Issuance of Certificate; Criteria.
Section 22-21-365 - Consent of Commissioner to Charter or Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 22-21-367 - License Prerequisite to Contracts With Subscribers.
Section 22-21-368 - Contents of Proposed Contracts Issued to Subscribers.
Section 22-21-369 - Contents of Proposed Contracts Between Corporation and Dentists.
Section 22-21-374 - Fees and Taxes; Applicable Insurance Laws.
Section 22-21-376 - Relation to Certain Insurance Provisions.
Section 22-21-383 - Deposit of Moneys Received by Department Pursuant to Article.
Section 22-21-387 - Use of Phrase "Dental Service plan."
Section 22-21-388 - Dissolution or Liquidation of Corporation.
Section 22-21-389 - Nonprofit Corporations Organized Prior to May 4, 1982.
Section 22-21-390 - Violations; Penalties; Injunctive Relief.