Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-2603
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Certificate of authority; requirements
Official statutory text
The Insurance Commissioner shall issue a certificate of
authority authorizing the applicant to issue contracts to its
subscribers when it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner
that:
1. The applicant is established as a bona fide not-for-profit
hospital service or indemnity corporation and/or a not-for-profit
medical or indemnity corporation;
2. The contracts between the applicant and the participating
hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers, if any,
obligate each hospital, physician, or other health care provider
executing the same to render service to which each subscriber may be
entitled under the terms of the contract to be issued to the
subscribers;
3. The amounts provided as working capital of the corporation
are repayable, without interest, out of operating expenses;
4. The amount of money actually available for working capital
is sufficient to carry on the plan for a period of six (6) months
from the date of issuance of the certificate of authority; and
5. The applicant has secured contracts of participation from
sufficient hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers to
provide ample protection for its subscribers within the area
proposed to be served by the applicant.
authority authorizing the applicant to issue contracts to its
subscribers when it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner
that:
1. The applicant is established as a bona fide not-for-profit
hospital service or indemnity corporation and/or a not-for-profit
medical or indemnity corporation;
2. The contracts between the applicant and the participating
hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers, if any,
obligate each hospital, physician, or other health care provider
executing the same to render service to which each subscriber may be
entitled under the terms of the contract to be issued to the
subscribers;
3. The amounts provided as working capital of the corporation
are repayable, without interest, out of operating expenses;
4. The amount of money actually available for working capital
is sufficient to carry on the plan for a period of six (6) months
from the date of issuance of the certificate of authority; and
5. The applicant has secured contracts of participation from
sufficient hospitals, physicians, or other health care providers to
provide ample protection for its subscribers within the area
proposed to be served by the applicant.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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