South Carolina § 38-33-150 Agent for organization; exemption from licensing requirements.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-33-150 — Agent for organization; exemption from licensing requirements.

South Carolina § 38-33-150

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 33HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 38-33-150 (2026).

Text

(A)An agent means a person who is appointed or employed by a health maintenance organization and who engages in solicitation of membership in the organization. This definition does not include a person enrolling members on behalf of an employer, union, or other organization to whom a master subscriber contract has been issued.

(B)The department may by regulation exempt certain classes of persons from the requirement of obtaining a license:

(1)if the functions they perform do not require special competence, trustworthiness, or the regulatory surveillance made possible by licensing; or (2) if other existing safeguards make regulation unnecessary.

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(A) An agent means a person who is appointed or employed by a health maintenance organization and who engages in solicitation of membership in the organization. This definition does not include a person enrolling members on behalf of an employer, union, or other organization to whom a master subscriber contract has been issued. (B) The department may by regulation exempt certain classes of persons from the requirement of obtaining a license: (1) if the functions they perform do not require special competence, trustworthiness, or the regulatory surveillance made possible by licensing; or (2) if other existing safeguards make regulation unnecessary.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Enacted as 1976 Code SECTION 38-25-150 by 1987 Act No. 83, SECTION 1; recodified as SECTION 38-33-150 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 24; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 633.