(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection do not apply to a consumer operated and oriented plan, as described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, section 1322).
(2) A cooperative may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this section without a showing of damage to the cooperative. [1957 c.716 §71; 1981 c.542 §12; 2013 c.159 §5]