Sec. 302.
(1) The board of directors shall adopt initial bylaws and may amend or repeal those bylaws or adopt new bylaws, subject to the prior approval or certification by the attorney general. The bylaws may contain any provision for the regulation and management of the affairs of the health care corporation not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation, this act, or any other applicable provision of law.
(2) The initial bylaws, and any new bylaws, amendments, or repealers shall be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval. The attorney general shall approve the initial bylaws, new bylaws, amendments, or repealers if the attorney general determines that they comply with this act.
(3) If the attorney general disapproves all or any part of the initial bylaws, new bylaws, amendments, or repealers, he or she shall return them to the board with a written statement setting forth the reasons for the disapproval and any recommendations for change which he or she may wish to suggest, not later than 30 days following their receipt. Bylaws, amendments, and repealers not returned to the health care corporation within this 30-day period shall be considered to comply with this act and shall be considered approved.
History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Popular Name: Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Popular Name: Act 350
Last modified: October 10, 2016