Whenever the Commissioner finds after investigation that an organizer, agent, or solicitor of a health care corporation has unfairly or improperly solicited subscription certificates by misrepresenting the terms of the certificates or has engaged in any other unfair or deceptive practice, or for any reason is incompetent to serve as an organizer, agent, or solicitor, or that his or her services are not, in fact, needed, he or she shall order such corporation to dispense with the services and the organizer, agent, or solicitor of the corporation. The corporation shall be subject to the fines, penalties, and provisions of Chapter 6 of this title and Code Section 33-2-24 that are applicable to life insurers and their agents and that are not inconsistent with this chapter.
History. Code 1933, § 56-1726a, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1461, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-86/SB 132.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in the first sentence, substituted “organizer, agent, or solicitor” for “organizer, solicitor, or agent” in two places and inserted “or her” and “or she”; and substituted “The corporation” for “The corporations” at the beginning of the second sentence.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 20 - Health Care Plans
§ 33-20-2. Purpose and Construction of Chapter
§ 33-20-4. Authorization of Formation of Health Care Corporations Generally
§ 33-20-7. Bond of Treasurer; Deposit of Funds Collected From Subscribers
§ 33-20-8. Requirements for Certificate of Authority; Application
§ 33-20-9. Certificate of Authority Issuance
§ 33-20-10. Expiration, Renewal, and Amendment of Certificate of Authority
§ 33-20-11. Refusal, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate of Authority Generally
§ 33-20-12. Mandatory Refusal, Revocation, or Suspension
§ 33-20-14. Acceptance of Applications
§ 33-20-15. Issuance and Contents of Membership Certificates
§ 33-20-16. Right to Become Participating Physician or Approved Health Care Provider
§ 33-20-21. Approval of Commissioner of Rates to Be Paid to Providers of Services
§ 33-20-22. Investment of Funds of Corporations
§ 33-20-24. Filing of Reports With Commissioner
§ 33-20-25. Liability for Expenses of Commissioner’s Supervisory and Other Activities
§ 33-20-26. Powers of Commissioner as to Protection of Subscribers and Public Health and Welfare
§ 33-20-28. Termination of Organizers, Agents, Solicitors Engaging in Unfair or Deceptive Practices
§ 33-20-29. Unlawful Actions by Unauthorized Persons
§ 33-20-30. Resolution of Disputes
§ 33-20-31. Applicability and Construction of Chapter
§ 33-20-32. Application of Other Provisions of Code to Health Care Corporations