§ 36-2606. Filing of forms and rates; disapproval.

On and after the effective date of this Code no policy or contract providing for hospital service or indemnity or medical service or indemnity shall be issued or delivered to any person in this state, nor shall any application, rider or endorsement be issued in connection therewith, until a copy of the form thereof and classifications of risk and underwriting manual, and the rates pertaining thereto, have been filed with the Insurance Commissioner. Such filing shall be deemed approved unless disapproved by the Insurance Commissioner within sixty (60) days after the date of filing.  If the Insurance Commissioner disapproves the policy or contract, application, rider or endorsement form, or classifications of risk and underwriting manual, said Commissioner shall make a written decision stating the reason or reasons therefor and shall deliver a copy thereof to the corporation and it shall be unlawful for any such corporation to use any such disapproved form in this state.  Any such corporation shall have twenty (20) days from date of receipt of the notice of disapproval in which to request a hearing on such disapproval.

Amended by Laws 1988, c. 227, § 5, emerg. eff. June 20, 1988.