31A-8-102. Scope and purposes.
(1) No person may operate an organization in this state without complying with and obtaining a certificate of authority under this chapter.
(2) The purposes of this chapter include to: provide for the establishment of health maintenance organizations which provide readily available, accessible, and quality comprehensive health care to their enrollees; provide for the establishment of limited health plans which provide readily available, accessible, and quality care to their enrollees; encourage the development of organizations as an alternative method of health care delivery; and assure that organizations within this state are financially and administratively sound and that these organizations are in fact able to deliver the benefits as promised.