26.1-17.1-18. Officers and employees fidelity bond

26.1-17.1-18. Officers and employees fidelity bond 1. A prepaid limited health service organization shall maintain in force a fidelity bond in its own name on its officers and employees in an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars or in any other amount prescribed by the commissioner. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the bond must be issued by an insurance company that is licensed to do business in this state or, if the fidelity bond required by this subsection is not available from an insurance company that holds a certificate of authority in this state, a fidelity bond procured by a licensed surplus lines insurance producer in this state shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection. 2. In lieu of the bond specified in subsection 1, a prepaid limited health service organization may deposit with the commissioner cash or securities or other investments of the types set forth in section 26.1-17.1-14. Such a deposit must be maintained in joint custody with the commissioner in the amount and subject to the same conditions required for a bond under this subsection.