HAR §16-23-19. Licensing of health insurers

An insurer may be licensed by the commissioner to provide §16-23-19 23-13 those personal injury protection benefits described in section 431:10C-103.5, HRS, or to provide optional major medical coverages in excess of personal injury protection benefits coverages, or both, if the commissioner finds that the insurer meets the requirements of section 431:10C-119, HRS. In addition, before licensing an insurer to provide the personal injury protection benefits, the commissioner must be satisfied that the insurer has made adequate provision to assure that any person obtaining personal injury protection benefits will simultaneously be obtaining the other coverages required under a motor vehicle insurance policy and will be provided adequate claims processing and payment services. An insurer licensed hereunder to provide personal injury protection benefits shall also provide those optional major medical coverages which motor vehicle insurers are required to provide under section 431:10C-302, HRS. A person licensed hereunder to provide personal injury protection benefits or optional major medical coverages shall comply with those provisions in chapter 431:10C, HRS, relating to insurers, such as, but not limited to, those relating to setting of rates and submission of information and reports to the commissioner. An insurer licensed hereunder shall be assessed its equitable proration of costs and claims paid under the joint underwriting plan and the assigned claims program. [Eff 9/1/74; am and ren §16-23-19, 7/7/80; am and comp 9/1/82; comp 9/1/85; am and comp 9/1/88; comp 9/15/89; comp 9/1/90; am and comp 6/1/93; am and comp 1/1/98; comp 1/8/99; comp 11/11/12; comp 7/2/22; am and comp 4/17/26] (Auth: HRS §§431:10C-119, 431:10C-214) (Imp: HRS §§431:10C-119, 431:10C-201, 431:10C-202, 431:10C-203, 431:10C-205, 431:10C-209, 431:10C-215, 431:10C-216, 431:10C-302, 431:10C-404, 431:10C-408) §16-23-20 23-14 SUBCHAPTER 6 REQUIREMENTS FOR SELF-INSURANCE