Section 15. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, except a dental service corporation, to establish, maintain or operate a non-profit dental service plan; provided, however, that this chapter shall not render unlawful or affect any operation or activity of any company organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, of any society or fraternal benefit society organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six or subject to any of the provisions thereof, of any non-profit hospital service or medical service corporation organized under the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six A, one hundred and seventy-six B, or one hundred and seventy-six C, or of any corporation organized or to be organized under chapter one hundred and eighty, the existence, purposes, activities and operations of which were lawful or would be lawful notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 176e - Dental Service Corporations
Section 2 - Incorporators; Formation; Articles of Organization; Certification
Section 4 - Contracts for Dental and Surgical Services; Disapproval
Section 5 - Subscribers; Qualifications; Misrepresentation
Section 6 - Subscription Certificate; Issuance; Contents
Section 7 - Contracts Between Corporation and Dentist; Disclosure of Fees to Patients
Section 8 - Annual Statement; Verification; Form; Violations
Section 8a - Financial Statements; Inclusion of Electronic Data Processing Equipment as Asset
Section 8b - Applicability of Chapter 176v to Dental Service Corporations Governed by This Chapter
Section 8c - Applicability of Chapter 176w to Dental Service Corporations Governed by This Chapter
Section 11 - Salaries, Compensation or Emoluments
Section 12 - Disputes or Controversies; Submission to Board; Review
Section 13 - Grounds for Enjoining Transaction of Business; Receivers
Section 14 - Status; Immunity; Exemptions
Section 15 - Operators of Dental Service Plan