§ 40-4201 Definitions
§ 40-4202 Plan required to enter agreements with providers and members; provider agreement, retention and guarantee of services; membership agreement, terms
§ 40-4204 Utilization of services; payment of provider; right of provider not limited
§ 40-4205 Books and records, maintenance; examination; confidentiality
§ 40-4206 Use of provider’s name in advertising
§ 40-4207 Membership fees; fiduciary responsibility of plan; deposit in bank account; records
§ 40-4208 Basis of compensation paid to plan
§ 40-4209 Certificate of registration; application; filing fee; issuance or continuation, when
§ 40-4211 Deposit of securities with commissioner to guarantee performance; surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in lieu of securities deposit

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 40 > Article 42 - Prepaid Legal and Dental Service Plans

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Member: means an individual or person on behalf of a group of individuals who enters into a membership agreement with a prepaid service plan which agrees to provide legal or dental services to the member: (1) For a predetermined monthly membership fee; (2) at a reduced rate in exchange for such a monthly membership fee; or (3) a combination of both a predetermined monthly fee and a reduced rate in exchange for such a monthly membership fee. See Kansas Statutes 40-4201
  • Membership agreement: means the written contract between the member and the prepaid service plan. See Kansas Statutes 40-4201
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Prepaid service plan: means any person, company, corporation, partnership or other legal entity who collects periodic fees on a prepaid basis from residents of this state in connection with for-profit legal or dental coverage other than: (1) An employer on behalf of its employees or the employees of one or more subsidiary or affiliated corporations of such employer; (2) a union or association on behalf of its members; (3) an organization transacting business in this state pursuant to article 19a of chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, including their sales representatives when engaged in the performance of their duties as such; (4) an insurance company duly authorized to conduct insurance pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-4201
  • Provider: means any attorney or dentist currently licensed and in good standing in this state who enters into a provider agreement as defined in this act. See Kansas Statutes 40-4201
  • Provider agreement: means the written contract between the provider and the prepaid service plan. See Kansas Statutes 40-4201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201