Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-3420

  • Basic coverage: means a policy of professional liability insurance required to be maintained by each healthcare provider pursuant to the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-3401
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Insurer: means any corporation, association, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer and any other legal entity authorized to write bodily injury or property damage liability insurance in this state, including workers compensation and automobile liability insurance, pursuant to the provisions of the acts contained in article 9, 11, 12 or 16 ofchapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 40-3401
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) Any professional corporation organized under the professional corporation law of Kansas that reorganizes as a Kansas not-for-profit corporation and seeks to comply with the provisions of the health care provider insurance availability act shall be considered to be a continuing concern for the purposes of obtaining basic coverage pursuant to the health care provider insurance availability act and shall not be considered to be an inactive health care provider. Any insurer issuing basic coverage to such corporation shall provide coverage for all claims made during the term of the policy issued which arose while the not-for-profit corporation was operating in this state as a professional corporation under the professional corporation law of Kansas.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the health care provider insurance availability act.

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