A. The purpose of this article is to provide for the reasonable regulation of membership corporations organized for the purpose of making health care expense payments on a service benefit basis or on an indemnity benefit basis, or both, for persons who become subscribers under contracts with such corporation.
B. Nothing in this article shall apply to any professional or hospital association which accepts health care expense payments for health care on a service basis or on an indemnity basis, or both, which are underwritten by any authorized insurer.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 879.