Ch. 685                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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14-102.                                                                                                          :

A corporation without capital stock organized for the purpose of establishing,
maintaining, and operating a nonprofit health service plan through which health care
providers provide health care services to subscribers to the plan under contracts that
entitle each subscriber to certain health care services shall be governed and regulated by:

(1) this subtitle;

(2) Title 2, INCLUDING §§ 2-112 AND 2-113 AND SUBTITLE 5 OF TITLE 2,
and §§ 1-206, 3-127, and 12-210 of this article;

(3)     §§ 4-113 and 4-111 of this article;

(4)    Title 5, Subtitles 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this article;

(5)     Title 7 of this article, except for § 7- 706 and Subtitle 2 of Title 7;

(6)    Title 9, Subtitles 1, 2, and 1 of this article;
(7)    Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article;

(8)     Title 27 of this article; and

(9)     any other provision of this article that:

(i) is expressly referred to in this subtitle;

(ii) expressly refers to this subtitle; or

(iii) expressly refers to nonprofit health service plans or persons subject
to this subtitle.

14-109.

An applicant for a certificate of authority shall:

(1) file with the Commissioner an application on the form that the
Commissioner provides containing the information that the Commissioner considers
necessary; AND                                                                                             

(2) [pay to the Commissioner the applicable fee required by § 2-112 of this
article; and                                                                                                   

(3)] file with the Commissioner copies of the following documents, certified
by at least two of the executive officers of the corporation;

(i) articles of incorporation with all amendments;

(ii) bylaws with all amendments;

(iii) each contract executed or proposed to be executed by the
corporation and a health-care provider, embodying the terms under which health-care
services are to be furnished to subscribers to the plan;                                 

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