Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws
Act 218 of 1984 - Third Party Administrator Act (550.901 - 550.962)

Section 550.901 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 550.902 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Administrative services...

Section 550.910 - Third Party Administrator; Certificate Required; Requirements; Instances in Which Tpa Subject to Act; Name. - Sec. 10. (1) A person shall not operate as a...

Section 550.912 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Form, Verification, and Contents; Filing Notice of Modification. - Sec. 12. (1) An application for a certificate of authority...

Section 550.914 - Certificate of Authority; Issuance; Notice of Disapproval; Continued Compliance With Subsection (1). - Sec. 14. (1) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of...

Section 550.916 - Repealed. 2002, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2002. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to license as administrative...

Section 550.918 - Fees; Payment; Collection; and Designation. - Sec. 18. (1) The commissioner shall collect, and the persons...

Section 550.919 - Tpa Advisory Board; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Expenses; Duty of Board; Report. - Sec. 19. (1) A TPA advisory board is created. The...

Section 550.920 - Authority of Commissioner. - Sec. 20. The commissioner shall have the same authority with...

Section 550.922 - Hearings. - Sec. 22. The commissioner may designate 1 or more persons...

Section 550.924 - Destruction or Disposal of Records, Books, Papers, and Other Data. - Sec. 24. The commissioner is authorized to destroy or otherwise...

Section 550.926 - 340b Program Entities; Reimbursement, Co-Pay, and Discrimination Prohibitions; Definitions. - Sec. 26. (1) A carrier or third party administrator that...

Section 550.927 - Disclosure of Current Selling Prices; Prohibited Contract Provisions. - Sec. 27. A contract between a carrier or third party...

Section 550.930 - Provision of Administrative Services Pursuant to Written Service Contract; Maintenance of Books and Records; Tpa and Manager as Fiduciary. - Sec. 30. (1) A TPA may only provide administrative services...

Section 550.932 - Benefit Plan; Notice; Plan Covering Less Than 500 Individuals; Service Contract Between Tpa and Governmental Entity Not Subject to Erisa; Construction of Act. - Sec. 32. (1) A TPA, in connection with a benefit...

Section 550.934 - Confidentiality. - Sec. 34. (1) A TPA shall provide for the confidentiality...

Section 550.936 - Annual Statement; Report. - Sec. 36. By July 1, 2022 and each July 1...

Section 550.940 - Prohibited Conduct Generally. - Sec. 40. A TPA or manager, in processing claims, shall...

Section 550.942 - Additional Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 42. A manager or TPA, in order to induce...

Section 550.944 - Additional Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 44. (1) A TPA shall not refuse to enter...

Section 550.950 - Violation; Probable Cause; Notice; Conference; Disposition of Matter Upon Agreement of Parties; Action for Damages; Hearing; Findings and Decision; Cease and Desist Order; Additional Order. - Sec. 50. (1) When the commissioner has probable cause to...

Section 550.952 - Civil Fine; Suspension or Revocation of Certificate or License; Refusal to Issue; Grounds for Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Cease and Desist Order; Definition. - Sec. 52. (1) If a TPA or manager violates a...

Section 550.954 - Alteration, Modification, or Setting Aside of Order. - Sec. 54. The commissioner may at any time, by order,...

Section 550.956 - Judicial Review; Petition for Review; Transcript of Record and Copy of Order or Decision; Hearing Cause as Civil Case in Equity; Evidence; Duty of Court; Incomplete Record; Stay of Order or Decision; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 56. (1) Any final order or decision made, issued,...

Section 550.958 - Self-Incrimination; False Oath or Affirmation. - Sec. 58. (1) A person shall not be excused from...

Section 550.960 - Rules. - Sec. 60. (1) The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may...

Section 550.962 - Repealed. 2002, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2002. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to effective date of...