In lieu of any penalty specified elsewhere in sections 62A.451 to 62A.4528, or when no penalty is specifically provided, whenever a prepaid limited health service organization or other person, corporation, partnership, or entity subject to those sections has been found, pursuant to chapter 14, to have violated any provision of sections 62A.451 to 62A.4528, the commissioner may:

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 62A.4527

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(1) issue and cause to be served upon the organization, person, or entity charged with the violation a copy of the findings and an order requiring the organization, person, or entity to cease and desist from engaging in the act or practice that constitutes the violation; and

(2) impose a monetary penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation, but not to exceed an aggregate penalty of $10,000.