(a) A carrier shall not be required to offer coverage or accept applications for benefit plan designs pursuant to this chapter where the commissioner determines that the acceptance of an application or applications would place the carrier in a financially impaired condition.
(b) The commissioner’s determination shall follow an evaluation that includes a certification by the commissioner that the acceptance of an application or applications would place the carrier in a financially impaired condition.
(c) A carrier that has not offered coverage or accepted applications pursuant to this chapter shall not offer coverage or accept applications for any individual or group health benefit plan until the commissioner has determined that the carrier has ceased to be financially impaired.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1128, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative July 1, 1993, by Sec. 15 of Ch. 1128.)