(a) A domestic or foreign CO-OP admitted as a CO-OP insurer shall be subject to all of the provisions of this code that are applicable to insurers issuing policies of health insurance in the state and all applicable rules and regulations of the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the general provisions governing issuance of a certificate of authority in Article 3 (commencing with Section 699) of, the examination provisions in Article 4 (commencing with Section 729) of, the risk-based capital requirements in Article 4.1 (commencing with Section 739) of, and the financial statement filing requirements in Article 10 (commencing with Section 900) of, Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1.
(b) In compliance with Section 1322(c)(5) of PPACA (42 U.S.C. Sec. 18042(c)(5)), and any rules or regulations issued under that section, a domestic or foreign CO-OP admitted as a CO-OP insurer shall be subject to any state laws that do not prevent the application of requirements under PPACA.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 859, Sec. 3. (AB 1846) Effective January 1, 2013.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018