Connecticut General Statutes 38a-177 – Manner of providing health care
A health care center may provide health care (1) directly or by its employees or contractors licensed by this state to render such services, or by contract or by indemnity arrangement with any hospital, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or person qualified and licensed to render any health care service or by both methods; or (2) by other methods to the extent permitted under the Federal Health Maintenance Organization Act and the regulations adopted thereunder from time to time unless otherwise determined by the commissioner in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. A health care center may also enter into agreements with hospitals or individuals approved by their respective state regulating board, licensed to practice any of the healing arts, for the training of personnel under the direction of persons licensed to practice the profession or healing art. A health care center may also maintain a clinic or clinics for the prevention, study, diagnosis and treatment of human ailments and injuries by licensed persons and to promote medical, surgical, dental or scientific research and learning.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-177
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a business trust, an unincorporated organization or other legal entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1