A health service corporation writing hospital service contracts or medical service contracts may not commence business and enter into any contracts with subscribers, nor secure any application therefor, unless the corporation has a contributed surplus of not less than one hundred thousand dollars. A health service corporation writing health service contracts other than hospital service or medical service contracts may not enter into any contracts with any subscribers, nor secure any application therefor, unless the corporation has a contributed surplus of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars. The contributed surplus is repayable when the unassigned earned surplus exceeds the amount required to be initially paid in as contributed surplus, only if the payment does not impair the working capital of the health service corporation.
26.1-17-10. Nonprofit corporation tax exempt - Insurance premium tax - Law governing charitable organizations applicable. Every nonprofit health service corporation is a charitable and benevolent organization and is exempt from taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof, except that the tax imposed by section 26.1-03-17 is applicable to a corporation subject to this chapter and the real property of a nonprofit health service corporation is subject to ad valorem taxes and special assessments for special improvements. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the laws of this state relating to and affecting nonprofit charitable and benevolent corporations are applicable to all nonprofit health service corporations writing health service contracts.