Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Certificate of Authority
33-35-201. Certificate of authority

33-35-201. Certificate of authority. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person may not establish or maintain a self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement in Montana unless the arrangement first obtains a certificate of authority from the commissioner.
(2) A self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement is considered to be established or maintained in Montana if one or more of the employer members participating in the arrangement is either domiciled in or maintains its principal place of business in Montana.
(3) A self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement established and maintained in Montana prior to January 1, 1995, has until April 1, 1996, to file an application for a certificate of authority. An arrangement that files an application for a certificate of authority by that date is considered to have been issued a certificate of authority unless the commissioner finally denies the arrangement's application for a certificate of authority.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 420, L. 1995.

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