(a)  Every nonprofit hospital service corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March in each year, file in the office of the commissioner of insurance a statement, verified by at least two (2) of the principal officers of the corporation, of its condition on the thirty-first day of December then next preceding, which statement shall be in general form and context as approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and contain any matters the commissioner shall prescribe and shall be available for inspection by the public.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-19-8

  • 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.
  • Nonprofit hospital service corporation: means any corporation organized pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a nonprofit hospital service plan;

    (18)  "Nonprofit hospital service plan" means a plan by which specified hospital care is to be provided to subscribers to the plan by a contracting hospital;

    (19)  "Office of the health insurance commissioner" means the agency established under § 42-14. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-19-1

(b)  Every nonprofit hospital service corporation shall also file quarterly statements with the insurance commissioner, due on or before forty-five (45) days after the quarter ending in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ guidelines and procedures, and shall be available for inspection by the public.

(c)  The insurance commissioner shall also require compliance with chapters 12 and 12.1 of this title.

History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 719, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 27-19-8; P.L. 1994, ch. 404, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 188, § 9.