58-65-120. Dental, health care, medical, and vision service associations and agent to transact business through licensed agents only.
No dental, health care, medical, or vision service association, nor any agent of the association, shall on behalf of the association or agent knowingly permit any person not licensed as an agent as required by law, to solicit, negotiate for, collect or transmit a premium for a new contract of dental, health care, medical, or vision service certificate or to act in any way in the negotiation for any contract or policy. No license shall be required of any of the following:
(1) Persons designated by the association or subscriber to collect or deduct or transmit premiums or other charges for dental, health care, medical, or vision contracts, or to perform any acts as may be required for providing coverage for additional persons who are eligible under a master contract.
(2) An agency office employee acting in the confines of the agent's office, under the direction and supervision of the duly licensed agent and within the scope of that agent's license, in the acceptance of request for insurance and payment of premiums, and the performance of clerical, stenographic, and similar office duties. (1955, c. 1268; 1961, c. 1149; 2021-169, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 65 - Hospital Service Corporations.
§ 58-65-1.1 - Definitions applicable to this Article.
§ 58-65-2 - Other laws applicable to all service corporations.
§ 58-65-5 - Contract for joint assumption or underwriting of risks.
§ 58-65-10 - Premium or dues paid.
§ 58-65-20 - Members of governing boards.
§ 58-65-25 - Hospital, physician, dentist, and optometrist contracts.
§ 58-65-30 - Dentists' services.
§ 58-65-35 - Nurses' services.
§ 58-65-36 - Physician services provided by physician assistants.
§ 58-65-50 - Application for certificate of authority or license.
§ 58-65-55 - Issuance and continuation of license.
§ 58-65-60 - Subscribers' contracts; required and prohibited provisions.
§ 58-65-65 - Coverage for active medical treatment in tax-supported institutions.
§ 58-65-70 - Contracts to cover any person possessing the sickle cell trait or hemoglobin C trait.
§ 58-65-75 - Coverage for chemical dependency treatment.
§ 58-65-80 - Meaning of terms "accident", "accidental injury", and "accidental means".
§ 58-65-85 - Discriminatory practices prohibited.
§ 58-65-90 - No discrimination against mentally ill or chemically dependent individuals.
§ 58-65-91 - Coverage for certain treatment of diabetes.
§ 58-65-92 - Coverage for mammograms and cervical cancer screening.
§ 58-65-93 - Coverage for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests.
§ 58-65-94 - Coverage of certain prescribed drugs for cancer treatment.
§ 58-65-95 - Investments and reserves.
§ 58-65-96 - Coverage for reconstructive breast surgery following mastectomy.
§ 58-65-100 - Statements filed with Commissioner.
§ 58-65-105 - Visitations and examinations.
§ 58-65-115 - Licensing and regulation of agents.
§ 58-65-125 - Revocation and suspension of license; unfair trade practices.
§ 58-65-130 - Amendments to certificate of incorporation.
§ 58-65-131 - Findings; definitions; conversion plan.
§ 58-65-132 - Review and approval of conversion plan; new corporation.
§ 58-65-133 - Creation and operation of foundation.
§ 58-65-135 - Cost plus plans.
§ 58-65-145 - Preexisting hospital service corporations.
§ 58-65-150 - Construction of Chapter as to single employer plans; associations exempt.
§ 58-65-155 - Merger or consolidation, proceedings for.
§ 58-65-166 - Policy statement and definitions.
§ 58-65-167 - Authority to indemnify.
§ 58-65-168 - Mandatory indemnification.
§ 58-65-169 - Advance for expenses.
§ 58-65-170 - Court-ordered indemnification.
§ 58-65-171 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.
§ 58-65-172 - Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents.