A medical association desiring to form a medical service corporation may incorporate under the general laws of the state governing corporations, but subject to the following provisions: (1) The certificate of incorporation of each such corporation shall have endorsed thereon, or attached thereto, the consent of the Insurance Commissioner, if the commissioner finds the same to be in accordance with sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, and in the public interest, provided security guaranteeing the performance of the obligations of such corporation shall be furnished in form and amount, not less than five thousand dollars, as the commissioner determines; and (2) such certificate shall include a statement of the territory in which the corporation will operate, the services to be rendered by the corporation and the rates currently to be charged therefor and shall be accompanied by two copies of the contract that the corporation proposes to make with the subscribers. Such corporation shall include in its bylaws provision for the election of at least three of its policyholders to its board of directors by its members, and failure to include such a provision in such bylaws or to abide by such provision shall be grounds for disapproval by the Insurance Commissioner of any contract it may enter into during the period of such noncompliance.
(1949 Rev., S. 5283; 1959, P.A. 511; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 221, 348; P.A. 14-235, S. 3.)
History: 1959 act required that corporation include in bylaws provision for election of at least three policyholders to board of directors; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-170 transferred to Sec. 38a-216 in 1991; P.A. 14-235 made technical changes.
Annotation to former section 33-170:
Cited. 29 CS 474.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups
Section 38a-175. (Formerly Sec. 33-179a). - Definitions.
Section 38a-177. (Formerly Sec. 33-179c). - Manner of providing health care.
Section 38a-178. (Formerly Sec. 33-179e). - Organization.
Section 38a-179. (Formerly Sec. 33-179g). - Management of domestic health care center. Directors.
Section 38a-184. (Formerly Sec. 33-179l). - Expenditure of funds.
Section 38a-187. (Formerly Sec. 33-179o). - Investments. Use of ancillary equipment and facilities.
Section 38a-189. (Formerly Sec. 33-179q). - Workers' Compensation Act not affected.
Section 38a-190. (Formerly Sec. 33-179r). - Inapplicability of other laws.
Section 38a-191. (Formerly Sec. 33-179s). - Authority of insurance companies not affected.
Section 38a-192. (Formerly Sec. 33-179u). - Regulations by Insurance Commissioner.
Section 38a-193. - Protection against insolvency.
Section 38a-194. - Enrollment period. Replacement coverage in the event of insolvency.
Section 38a-201. (Formerly Sec. 33-159). - Form of contract.
Section 38a-202. (Formerly Sec. 33-160). - Reports and examinations.
Section 38a-203. (Formerly Sec. 33-161). - Investments.
Section 38a-204. (Formerly Sec. 33-162). - Liquidation or rehabilitation. Mergers.
Section 38a-205. (Formerly Sec. 33-163). - Workers' compensation law not affected.
Section 38a-207. (Formerly Sec. 33-165). - Exemption from taxation.
Section 38a-209. (Formerly Sec. 33-167). - Appeal.
Section 38a-215. (Formerly Sec. 33-169). - Formation.
Section 38a-217. (Formerly Sec. 33-171). - Form of contract.
Section 38a-220. (Formerly Sec. 33-174). - Investments.
Section 38a-221. (Formerly Sec. 33-175). - Liquidation or rehabilitation. Mergers.
Section 38a-222. (Formerly Sec. 33-176). - Workers' compensation law not affected.
Section 38a-224. (Formerly Sec. 33-178). - Exemption from taxation.