Health Care and Related Service Groups

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Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups (Secs. 38a-175 through 38a-225) is a state statute published by Connecticut General Assembly (cga.ct.gov). It is one of the Connecticut documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including connecticut life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 698a § 38a-183(a)(4) (Filing and Approval of Agreements and Forms)

  “No such health care center shall enter into any agreement with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the commissioner a copy of such agreement or agreements, including all riders and endorsements thereon, and until the commissioner's approval thereof has been obtained.”

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 698a § 38a-182(b)(15) (Required Agreement Provisions)

  “(15) a statement that no statement by the subscriber in the subscriber's application for an agreement shall void the agreement or be used in any legal proceeding thereunder, unless such application or an exact copy thereof is included in or attached to such agreement;”

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 698a § 38a-193(a)(2) (Protection Against Insolvency: Continuing Licensure Standard)

  “No health care center shall be licensed to transact business in this state or remain so licensed unless, (A) its net worth bears a reasonable relationship to its liabilities based upon the type, volume and nature of business transacted, and (B) its risk-based capital related to its total adjusted...”

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 698a § 38a-182(c) (Evidence of Coverage)

  “Every subscriber shall receive an evidence of coverage from the group contract holder or the health care center. The evidence of coverage shall not contain provisions or statements which are unfair, inequitable, misleading, deceptive or which encourage misrepresentation.”

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 698a § 38a-175(9) (Definitions: Health Care Center)

  ““Health care center” means (A) any organization governed by sections 38a-175 to 38a-194 , inclusive, and licensed or authorized by the commissioner pursuant to section 38a-41 or 38a-41a , for the purpose of carrying out the activities and purposes set forth in subsection (b) of section 38a-176 , at...”

• Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 698a § 38a-178 (Organization of a Health Care Center)

  “The certificate of incorporation or other organizational document of each such organization shall have endorsed thereon or attached thereto the consent of the commissioner if the commissioner finds the same to be in accordance with the provisions of sections 38a-175 to 38a-194 , inclusive; and (2)...”

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