Nebraska Statutes 44-32,115. Establishment of health maintenanceorganization; certificate of authority required
Any person may apply to the director for a certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in compliance with the Health Maintenance Organization Act. No person shall establish or operate a health maintenance organization in this state without obtaining a certificate of authority under the act. Operating a health maintenance organization without a certificate of authority shall be a violation of the Unauthorized Insurers Act. A foreign corporation may qualify under the Health Maintenance Organization Act if it registers to do business in this state as a foreign corporation under the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act and complies with the Health Maintenance Organization Act and other applicable state laws.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-32,115
- 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.
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-3298
- Foreign: when applied to corporations shall include all those created by authority other than that of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Health maintenance organization: shall mean any person who undertakes to provide or arrange for the delivery of basic health care services to enrollees on a prepaid basis except for enrollee responsibility for copayments or deductibles. See Nebraska Statutes 44-32,105
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801