(A) Every health maintenance organization subject to this chapter shall pay to the department the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for a certificate of authority, two thousand dollars;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-33-220

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Department: means the Department of Insurance of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Health maintenance organization: means a person who undertakes to provide or arrange for basic health care services to enrollees for a fixed prepaid premium. See South Carolina Code 38-33-20

(2) for filing an amendment to the organization documents that requires approval, one hundred dollars;

(3) for filing each annual report, one thousand dollars;

(4) for transferring a certificate of authority from one entity to another which qualifies for such a certificate of authority, two thousand dollars.

(B) Fees charged under this section must be deposited in the general fund of the state. Fees required in this section must be fully earned when paid and are not refundable, proratable, nor transferable.