§ 26-19-115 — Multiple employer welfare arrangements; required license; applicability of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act; hearings; rules

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement, as defined in
W.S. 26-1-102(a)(xliii), intending to operate in Wyoming shall
provide to the department all necessary documents to facilitate
a determination of jurisdiction under W.S. 26-1-108. The
department may specify required documents under this subsection
by rule.
(b) Before operating in this state, a multiple employer
welfare arrangement subject to the jurisdiction of the
department shall obtain an annual license. The department shall
collect a fee for each license or renewal, as provided in W.S.
26-4-101(a)(xx).
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
provisions of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability
Act, W.S. 26-19-301 through 26-19-310, shall apply to multiple
employer welfare arrangements subject to the jurisdiction of the
department, including arrangements providing benefits to one (1)
or more employees of a small employer, as defined in W.S. 26-19-
302(a)(xxii). The provisions of W.S. 26-19-303(a) shall not
apply.
(d) The provisions of chapter 20 of this title shall apply
to those multiple employer welfare arrangements subject to the
jurisdiction of the department.
(e) The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to
issue or renew a license required by subsection (b) of this
section, consistent with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure
Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 and 26-2-125 through 26-2-
129.
(f) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
section, including specifying the conditions under which actions
may be taken under subsection (e) of this section, which shall
be consistent with other insurance statutes governing
suspensions, revocations or refusals to issue or renew licenses.
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