TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES
DIVISION 7: INSURANCE
§ 7368. Extended Powers of the CNMI Insurance Commissioner. The CNMI Insurance Commissioner shall have the authority expressly conferred to the state by the Affordable Care Act [42 U.S.C. 300gg-22(b)] any public law or federal legislation related to insurance as amended or supplemented from time to time, this division, and such other authority as may be reasonably implied from the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, unless expressly provided otherwise by law. The powers and duties of the commissioner include, but are not limited to: (a) Administering and enforcing the provisions of this division; (b) Promulgating such rules and regulations as may be necessary for effectuating any provision of this division and of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and any other applicable public or federal legislation, as amended or supplemented from time to time; (c) Conducting examinations and investigations to determine whether any person has violated any provision of this division or regulations promulgated pursuant to it and securing information useful in lawful administration of any such provisions or regulations; (d) Issuing orders pursuant to 4 CMC § 7106. Source: PL 18-34 § 5(7638) (Feb. 14, 2014), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission corrected the period at the end of subsection (b) to a semicolon and inserted a section symbol into the phrase “4 CMC § 7106” in subsection (d) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).