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The commissioner may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

This act is adopted to provide a basis for the creation of protected cells by a domestic insurer as one means of accessing alternative sources of capital and achieving the benefits of insurance securitization or voluntary restructuring as contemplated under chapter 14.5 of this t…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Commissioner” means the director of the department of business regulation. (2) “Domestic insurer” means an insurance or reinsurance company domiciled in the state or a captive insurance or reinsurance company domiciled in the state. (3) “Fair value” …

(a) A protected cell company may establish one or more protected cells, with the prior written approval of the commissioner of a plan of operation or amendments to it submitted by the protected cell company with respect to each protected cell. Upon the written approval of the com…

(a) The protected cell assets of any protected cell may not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business the protected cell company may conduct. All contracts or other documentation reflecting protected cell liabilities shall clearly indicate that only the protec…

(a)(1) Protected cell assets shall only be available to the creditors of the protected cell company that are creditors in respect to that protected cell and shall be entitled, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, to have recourse to the protected cell assets attribu…

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the insurance code of this state, the rules and regulations promulgated under the insurance code, or any other applicable law or regulation, upon placement under administrative supervision or upon any order of conservation, rehabilita…

(a) If in relation to one or more protected cells of a protected cell company, the commissioner is satisfied that the protected cell assets attributable to that protected cell are insufficient to discharge the claims of creditors or other claimants with respect to that protected …

(a) With respect to orders of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation directed at a protected cell company, the remuneration, expenses, and other compensation of the receiver shall be payable from the assets of the company’s general account, in accordance with the priority of…

(a) Commercial special risks. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary and except as limited in subsection (b) of this section, insurers shall not be required to file with, nor to receive approval from, the insurance division of the department of busines…

As used in this chapter, “risk manager” means a full-time employee of, or a person certified and licensed and retained by, an exempt commercial policyholder who is qualified through: (1) education and experience; or (2) training and experience; to assess an exempt commercial poli…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Health Insurance Conversions Act.”

(a) The director and/or the department of the attorney general may conduct investigations in discharging the duties required under this chapter. For purposes of this investigation, the director or the attorney general may require any person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, consultant,…

Any person who is found to have testified falsely under oath before the general assembly, department of business regulation, or department of attorney general, pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to prosecution for perjury and be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-3…

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the licensing fees set forth in chapters 19, 20, and 41 of this title.

A decision of the director required by this chapter shall be subject to chapter 35 of title 42. For any conversion subject to this chapter, the director may combine any hearings required by this chapter with any hearings on similar or related matters required by chapters 19, 20, …

(a) No provision of this chapter shall derogate from the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general nor shall any provision be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general, including the authority to investigate at any …

(a) In the event of the approval of a conversion involving a not-for-profit corporation, as an acquiree, it may be required that the proceeds from the sale and any endowments, restricted, unrestricted and specific purpose funds may be transferred to a charitable foundation establ…

The board is vested with full power, authority, and jurisdiction over the foundation and may perform all acts necessary or convenient in the exercise of any power, authority, or jurisdiction over the foundation; including the power to intervene in any cy pres proceeding involving…

The members of the board and officers or employees of the foundation are not liable personally, either jointly or severally, for any debt or obligation created or incurred by the foundation unless that conduct is deemed to be gross misconduct or reckless.

(a) The attorney general may take all steps necessary to effectuate the purposes of § 27-66-15 and the board shall be appointed no more than sixty (60) days after the completion of the conversion. The board shall act promptly to appoint an executive director, hire any staff as ne…

The board shall submit an annual report and a copy of Form 990 as required by the Internal Revenue Service to the governor, the attorney general, and the legislature.

The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Rhode Island has a proud history of health insurance companies including health insurance corporations, health maintenance organizations, nonprofit hospital service corporations, and nonprofit medical service corporations doing bu…

For the purposes of exercising the specific powers granted in this chapter and effectuating the other purposes of this chapter, the foundation: (1) May be sued and sue; (2) May have a seal and alter it at will; (3) May make, amend, and repeal rules relating to the conduct of the …

If any person knowingly violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or willingly or knowingly gives false or incorrect information: (1) The director may, after notice and opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing to the applicant or licensee, deny, suspend, or …

The department may adopt rules, including measurable standards, as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.

The director shall have the power to decide whether any information required by this chapter of an applicant is confidential and/or proprietary. The decisions by the department of business regulation shall be made prior to any public notice of an initial application or any public…

No proposed conversion shall be subject to this chapter in the event that the health insurance corporation, health maintenance corporation, a nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit medical service corporation, or affiliate or subsidiary of them is subject to an order f…

The acquirors shall be subject to the provisions of chapters 17.12 [repealed] and 17.13 [repealed] of title 23.

The provisions of this chapter shall supersede the provisions of chapters 19, 20, and 41 of this title in conflict with this chapter. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, this chapter shall supersede chapter 35 of this title with respect to conversions subject to this ch…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provis…

This chapter shall apply to health insurance corporations subject to chapter 1 of this title, nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations subject to chapter 19 or 20 of this title, and health maintenance organizations incorporated or resident in the state of Rhode Island.

For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Acquiree” means the person or persons that lose(s) any ownership or control in a health insurance corporation, health maintenance organization, nonprofit hospital service corporation, or nonprofit medical service corporation. (2) “Acquiror” mean…

A conversion shall require review and approval from the department of business regulation, after a public hearing, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(a) No person shall engage in a conversion involving the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a health insurance corporation, health maintenance organization, nonprofit hospital service corporation, or nonprofit medical service corporation, without prior approval of the de…

(a) The department of attorney general shall review all conversions involving a health insurance corporation, health maintenance organization, nonprofit hospital service corporation, or nonprofit medical service corporation. (b) The department of attorney general shall, within tw…

It being generally contrary to the public interest to lose local control of a nonprofit health insurer providing the majority of private health insurance coverage within the state, and such payments as are herein forbidden providing inducements to do so for personal gain, no offi…

(a) The department shall review all proposed conversions involving a health insurance corporation, health maintenance organization, nonprofit hospital service corporation, or a nonprofit medical service corporation. (b) In reviewing proposed conversions in accordance with subsect…

The department of business regulation and/or the department of the attorney general may, in effectuating the purposes of this chapter, engage experts or consultants including, but not limited to, actuaries, investment bankers, accountants, attorneys, or industry analysts. All cop…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Health Insurance Market Expansion Act.”

The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Rhode Island has a proud history of health insurance companies including health insurance corporations, health maintenance organizations, nonprofit hospital service corporations, and nonprofit medical service corporations doing bu…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of business regulation. (2) “Health insurer” means a health insurance corporation, health maintenance organization, nonprofit hospital service corporation, or nonprofit medical service corporation as defined in chapte…

The health insurance commissioner shall undertake a review of the existing laws and regulations pertaining to the business of health insurance in this state, and in other New England states. On or before March 1, 2009, the health insurance commissioner shall submit a report to th…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Although Rhode Island has one of the highest rates of health insurance coverage in the nation, gaps in coverage remain and the rate of coverage dropped significantly during the past year. (2) From 2001 to 2002, the state’s …

To increase access to primary care for those state residents who do not have access to health insurance coverage or who are unable to afford health insurance coverage, the director of the state department of human services in collaboration with the director of the department of h…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the availability of health plans that qualify as high deductible health plans that may be purchased for use with a health savings account and all similar plans that may be tax-favored under title 26 of the United States Code, as amend…