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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 36. INSURANCE

  § 36-6922. Order to rectify financial condition or violation - Required actions - Remedies and measures available to Insurance Commissioner.  

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  • A.  Whenever the Insurance Commissioner determines that the financial condition of a health maintenance organization (HMO) is such that its continued operation might be hazardous to its enrollees, creditors or the general public, or that the HMO has violated any provision of the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 2003, the Insurance Commissioner may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, order the health maintenance organization to take action reasonably necessary to rectify the condition or violation including, but not limited, to one or more of the following:

    1.  Reduce the total amount of present and potential liability for benefits by reinsurance or other method acceptable to the Insurance Commissioner;

    2.  Reduce the volume of new business being accepted;

    3.  Reduce expenses by specified methods;

    4.  Suspend or limit the writing of new business for a period of time;

    5.  Increase the health maintenance organization’s capital and surplus by contribution; or

    6.  Take other steps the Insurance Commissioner may deem appropriate under the circumstances.

    B.  For purposes of this section, the violation by a health maintenance organization of any law of this state to which the health maintenance organization is subject shall be deemed a violation of this act.

    C.  Rules of the Insurance Commissioner establishing criteria that the Insurance Commissioner may consider in making a determination that the condition of any insurer is such that continuation of such insurer's business may be hazardous to the public or to holders of its policies or certificates of insurance may be used by the Insurance Commissioner for early warning that the continued operation of any health maintenance organization might be hazardous to its enrollees, creditors, or the general public and to set standards for evaluating the financial condition of any health maintenance organization.

    D.  The remedies and measures available to the Insurance Commissioner under this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the remedies and measures available to the Insurance Commissioner under the provisions of Section 1904 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 197, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.