Delaware § 6304 Certificate of authority; when required; application

Delaware Statutes

§ 6304 — Certificate of authority; when required; application

Delaware § 6304

Title18

PartInsurance

Ch. 63HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATIONS

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Del. Code tit. 18, § 6304 (2026).

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(a)No corporation shall engage in the business of a health service corporation without first obtaining a certificate of authority therefor from the Commissioner, except that this provision shall not apply to corporations which are engaged in such business in this State on November 1, 1968.

(b)Application for a certificate of authority as a health service corporation shall be made on forms supplied by the Commissioner and containing such information as the Commissioner shall reasonably deem necessary. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $25 and copies of the following documents:

(1)Certificate of incorporation;

(2)Bylaws;

(3)Forms of all proposed contracts between the applicant and participating hospitals, physicians and other providers of health services showin

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(a) No corporation shall engage in the business of a health service corporation without first obtaining a certificate of authority therefor from the Commissioner, except that this provision shall not apply to corporations which are engaged in such business in this State on November 1, 1968.

(b) Application for a certificate of authority as a health service corporation shall be made on forms supplied by the Commissioner and containing such information as the Commissioner shall reasonably deem necessary. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $25 and copies of the following documents:

(1) Certificate of incorporation;

(2) Bylaws;

(3) Forms of all proposed contracts between the applicant and participating hospitals, physicians and other providers of health services showing the terms under which services are to be furnished to subscribers or members;

(4) Forms of all proposed contracts and optional riders to be offered for subscribers or members;

(5) Tables of rates to be charged for each such contract or rider or a statement of the rating formulas to be used in lieu of fixed rates;

(6) Financial statement of the corporation, including the amounts of contributions paid or agreed to be paid to the corporation for working capital and the name or names of each contributor and the terms of each contribution;

(7) A statement of the areas in which the corporation proposes to operate; and

(8) A list of the names and addresses of the members of the board of directors or other governing body of the corporation and its principal officers.

(c) Every corporation engaging in the business of a health service corporation pursuant to the exception stated in subsection (a) of this section above, shall, within 30 days after November 1, 1968, file with the Commissioner copies of all the documents referred to in paragraphs (b)(1)-(8) of this section, above, and pay therewith a filing fee of $25.