(1) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to operate as a TPA if the commissioner is satisfied that the TPA has adequate facilities, personnel, and managers to act as a third party administrator.
    (2) If the commissioner disapproves an application for a certificate of authority, he or she shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the disapproval.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 550.914

  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 550.902
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • TPA: means a person that directly or indirectly processes claims under a service contract and that may also provide 1 or more other administrative services under a service contract, other than under a worker's compensation self-insurance program pursuant to section 611 of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418. See Michigan Laws 550.902
    (3) A TPA shall continue to meet the conditions required under subsection (1) after the certificate of authority is issued.
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