I. No person may operate a health maintenance organization without obtaining a certificate of authority from the commissioner. A foreign corporation may qualify under this chapter subject to its registration to do business in this state as a foreign corporation under RSA 293-A.
II. Every health maintenance organization, as of August 21, 1977, shall submit an application for a certificate of authority within 120 days of August 21, 1977. Each such applicant may continue to operate without certificate of authority until the commissioner acts upon the application.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 420-B:2

  • 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: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4