Connecticut General Statutes|Sec. 38a-188. (Formerly Sec. 33-179p). Applicability of certain insurance statutes. Regulations re evaluation of financial condition. Exemption from certain taxes.

                                                
Sec. 38a-188. (Formerly Sec. 33-179p). Applicability of certain insurance statutes. Regulations re evaluation of financial condition. Exemption from certain taxes. (a) Each health care center governed by sections 38a-175 to 38a-194, inclusive, shall be exempt from the provisions of the general statutes relating to insurance in the conduct of its operations under said sections and in such other activities as do constitute the business of insurance, unless expressly included therein, and except for the following: Sections 38a-11, 38a-14a, 38a-17, 38a-51, 38a-52, 38a-56, 38a-57, 38a-58a, 38a-129 to 38a-140, inclusive, 38a-147 and 38a-815 to 38a-819, inclusive, provided a health care center shall not be deemed in violation of sections 38a-815 to 38a-819, inclusive, solely by virtue of such health care center selectively contracting with certain providers in one or more specialties, and sections 38a-80, 38a-492b, 38a-518b, 38a-543, 38a-702j, 38a-703 to 38a-718, inclusive, 38a-731 to 38a-735, inclusive, 38a-741 to 38a-745, inclusive, 38a-769, 38a-770, 38a-772 to 38a-776, inclusive, 38a-786, 38a-790, 38a-792 and 38a-794, provided a health care center organized as a nonprofit, nonstock corporation shall be exempt from sections 38a-146, 38a-702j, 38a-703 to 38a-718, inclusive, 38a-731 to 38a-735, inclusive, 38a-741 to 38a-745, inclusive, 38a-769, 38a-770, 38a-772 to 38a-776, inclusive, 38a-786, 38a-790, 38a-792 and 38a-794. If a health care center is operated as a line of business, the foregoing provisions shall, where possible, be applied only to that line of business and not to the organization as a whole.

(b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, stating the circumstances under which the resources of a person that controls a health care center, or operates a health care center as a line of business, will be considered in evaluating the financial condition of a health care center. Such regulations, if adopted, shall require as a condition to the consideration of the resources of such person that controls a health care center, or operates a health care center as a line of business, to provide satisfactory assurances to the commissioner that such person will assume the financial obligations of the health care center. During the period prior to the effective date of regulations issued under this section, the commissioner shall, upon request, consider the resources of a person that controls a health care center, or operates a health care center as a line of business, if the commissioner receives satisfactory assurances from such person that it will assume the financial obligations of the health care center and determines that such person meets such other requirements as the commissioner determines are necessary.

(c) A health care center organized as a nonprofit, nonstock corporation shall be exempt from the sales and use tax and all property of each such corporation shall be exempt from state, district and municipal taxes. Each corporation governed by sections 38a-175 to 38a-194, inclusive, shall be subject to the provisions of sections 38a-903 to 38a-961, inclusive. Nothing in this section shall be construed to override contractual and delivery system arrangements governing a health care center's provider relationships.

(1971, P.A. 445, S. 16; P.A. 81-101, S. 5; P.A. 82-415, S. 11, 18; P.A. 86-154, S. 1; P.A. 88-364, S. 97; P.A. 90-68, S. 11, 16; 90-243, S. 171; P.A. 01-113, S. 25, 42; P.A. 04-49, S. 1; P.A. 12-145, S. 4; P.A. 15-144, S. 9; P.A. 16-213, S. 7; P.A. 17-198, S. 26; P.A. 18-68, S. 4.)