ARM 37.79.601. CONTRACT FOR TPA

(1) The department may enter into a contract with an entity with a certificate of authority issued by the Montana Commissioner of Insurance to provide third party administration specified in these rules. (2) A third party administrator may not in any manner hold an enrollee, parent, or guardian responsible for the debts of the third party administrator. (3) The department may contract with a vendor to purchase eyeglasses under a volume purchase contract. (4) The department may contract with individual dentists to provide dental benefits as specified in ARM 37.79.326.