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Title XXII - Corporations
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Chapter 176a - Non-Profit Hospital Service Corp...
Chapter 176a - Non-Profit Hospital Service Corporations
Section 1 - Corporations Governed by Chapter; Services Received in Nonparticipating Hospital; Substitution of Benefits in Nursing Homes
Section 1a - Right to Become Subscriber; Open Enrollment Periods
Section 1b - Medicare Supplemental Group Coverage; Medical Assistance Recipients
Section 1c - Retroactive Premium Rate Increase
Section 1d - Contracts of Reinsurance
Section 2 - Incorporators; Directors; Certificate of Organization; Commissioner's Examination Report
Section 3 - Certificate of Compliance; Examination by Commissioner
Section 3a - Discrimination Against Abuse Victims in Terms of Hospital Service Plans
Section 3b - Medical Service Plans; Genetic Tests; Discrimination Based on Genetic Information
Section 4 - Accounting System; Accountant, Claim Manager, Underwriter and Actuary
Section 5 - Joint Administration With Certain Corporations
Section 6 - Approval of Nongroup Contracts
Section 7 - Information Gathering Authority of Commissioner; Confidentiality and Privilege
Section 8 - Conditions to Issuance or Delivery of Contract
Section 81/2 - Sale of Group Non-Profit Hospital Service Contracts
Section 8a - Mental Illness Expenses; Inclusion in Contracts as Benefits; Biologically-Based Mental Disorders; Rape-Related Mental Disorders; Non-Biologically-Based Mental Disorders for Children and Adolescents Under Age 19
Section 8b - Dependent Coverage for Newborn Infants or Adoptive Children; Inclusion in Contracts
Section 8c - Refusal to Contract With Blind or Deaf Persons; Prohibition
Section 8d - Limited Extension of Benefits
Section 8e - Diethylstilbestrol Exposure; Discrimination
Section 8f - Divorced or Separated Spouses; Continuation of Eligibility for Benefits
Section 8g - Cardiac Rehabilitation Expense Benefits
Section 8h - Prenatal, Childbirth and Postpartum Care Benefits; Minimum Coverage for In-Patient Care
Section 8i - Home Care Benefits
Section 8j - Minimum Requirements for Cytologic Screening and Mammographic Examination Expense Benefits
Section 8k - Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment Benefits
Section 8l - Nonprescription Enteral Formulas for Home Use
Section 8m - Standardized Claim Form
Section 8n - Off-Label Drug Use; Cancer
Section 8o - Hospital Service Plan Benefits for Bone Marrow Transplants
Section 8p - Items Medically Necessary for Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes
Section 8q - HIV/AIDS Treatment; Off-Label Prescription Drug Coverage
Section 8r - Coverage of Hospice Services for Terminally Ill Patients
Section 8s - Nurse Anesthetist and Nurse Practitioner Services
Section 8t - Scalp Hair Prostheses Necessary Due to Cancer or Leukemia Treatment
Section 8u - Emergency Services Provided to Insureds for Emergency Medical Conditions
Section 8v - Coverage for Human Leukocyte or Histocompatibility Locus Antigen Testing
Section 8w - Outpatient Services; Hormone Replacement Therapy for Peri and Post Menopausal Women; Contraceptive Services; Approved Prescription Contraceptive Drugs and Devices; Exception
Section 8x - Coverage for Patient Care Services Under Qualified Clinical Trials
Section 8y - Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech, Hearing and Language Disorders
Section 8aa - Coverage of Prosthetic Devices and Repairs
Section 8bb - Coverage for Eligible Dependents Under 26 Years of Age
Section 8cc - Coverage for Medically Necessary Hypodermic Syringes or Needles
Section 8dd - Coverage for Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Section 8ee - Coverage for Children Under Age 18 for Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Section 8ff - Coverage for Orally Administered Anticancer Medications
Section 8gg - Coverage for Abuse Deterrent Opioid Drug Products
Section 8hh - Preauthorization for Substance Abuse Treatment Not to Be Required
Section 8ii - Coverage for Medically Necessary Acute Treatment or Clinical Stabilization Services
Section 8jj - Coverage for Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy for Patients With Lyme Disease
Section 8kk - Coverage for Medical or Drug Treatments to Correct or Repair Disturbances of Body Composition Caused by HIV Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Section 8ll - Filling of Remaining Portion of Prescription for Covered Drug That Is a Narcotic Substance Earlier Filled in Lesser Quantity
Section 8mm - Pain Management Access Plans
Section 10 - Group Hospital Service Plan; Approval or Disapproval of Contracts and Rates; Filing
Section 10a - Preferred Provider Arrangements
Section 11 - Officers; Duties
Section 12 - Publication of Assets and Liabilities
Section 13 - Hospitalization and Medical Service for Officers and Employees of Corporation
Section 14 - Misrepresentation of Terms of Subscriber's Contract
Section 14b - Disclosure of Information; Mental or Nervous Conditions; Exceptions
Section 15 - Costs of Solicitation of Subscribers and Administration
Section 16 - Acquisition of Real Estate; Leases; Tax Exemption; Limit; Approval of Investments, Sales, Loans and Places of Deposit
Section 17 - Submission of Disputes and Controversies
Section 18 - Annual Statement of Condition; Verification, Filing, Form, Violations; Applicability of Chapter 176v
Section 18a - Financial Statements; Inclusion of Electronic Data Processing Equipment as Asset
Section 19 - Tax Exemption
Section 20 - Filing of Amendment of By-Laws
Section 21 - Submission of Advertising Matter to Commissioner
Section 22 - Filing of Riders, Endorsements and Applications With Commissioner
Section 23 - Grounds for Enjoining Transaction of Business; Rehabilitation Proceedings; Duties of Receiver; Distribution of Assets
Section 24 - Special Contingent Reserve Fund
Section 25 - Licensing of Agents
Section 26 - Salaries, Compensation or Emoluments Paid by Corporation
Section 27 - Payroll Deductions for Governmental Employees
Section 28 - Violations; Penalties
Section 29 - Application
Section 30 - Savings Clause
Section 31 - Contracts for Administrative or Other Services; Loans and Investments
Section 32 - Payment of Sums Owed to Subscriber's Estate
Section 33 - Insolvency of Health Maintenance Organization; Replacement Coverage
Section 34 - Report of Individuals Provided With Creditable Coverage
Section 36 - Attribution of Members to a Primary Care Provider
Section 37 - Disclosure of Patient-Level Data and Contracted Prices of Individual Health Care Services by Carriers to Providers