Sec. 7.

(1) A person shall not establish or maintain a public employer pooled plan in this state unless the pooled plan obtains and maintains a certificate of registration pursuant to this act.

(2) A person wishing to establish a pooled plan shall apply for a certificate of registration on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be completed and submitted to the commissioner along with all of the following:

(a) Copies of all articles, bylaws, agreements, or other documents or instruments describing the rights and obligations of employers, employees, and beneficiaries with respect to the pooled plan and the expected number of public employees to be covered for medical, optical, or dental benefits under the pooled plan.

(b) Current financial statements of the pooled plan or, for a newly established pooled plan, 3 years of financial projections.

(c) A statement showing in full detail the plan upon which the pooled plan proposes to transact business and a copy of all contracts or other instruments that it proposes to make with or sell to its members, together with a copy of its plan description.

(3) The commissioner shall examine the application and documents submitted by the applicant for completeness and shall notify the applicant not later than 30 days after receipt of the application of any additional information needed. The commissioner may conduct any investigation that the commissioner considers necessary and examine under oath any person interested in or connected with the pooled plan.

(4) The commissioner shall issue or deny a certificate of registration within 90 days of receipt of the applicant's substantially completed application. The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of registration to the pooled plan unless the commissioner is satisfied that the pooled plan is in a stable and unimpaired financial condition, that the pooled plan is qualified to maintain a medical benefit plan in compliance with this act, and that the pooled plan meets the requirements in section 9(1)(a), (e), (f), (g), and (h). The commissioner shall deny a certificate of registration to an applicant who fails to meet the requirements of this act. Notice of denial shall be in writing and shall set forth the basis for the denial. If the applicant submits a written request within 60 days after mailing of the notice of denial, the commissioner shall promptly conduct a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, in which the applicant shall be given an opportunity to show compliance with the requirements of this act.

(5) The pooled plan, upon receipt of its initial certificate of registration, which shall be a temporary certificate, shall proceed to the completion of organization of the proposed pooled plan.

(6) A pooled plan shall open its books to the commissioner, and a final certificate of registration shall not be issued by the commissioner to a pooled plan until the pooled plan has collected cash reserves as provided in section 9.

History: 2007, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007