RS 22:631

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RS 22:631

SUBPART D. RISK-BASED CAPITAL FOR HEALTH

ORGANIZATIONS

§631. Definitions

As used in this Subpart, these terms have the following meanings:

(1)"Adjusted risk-based capital report" means a risk-based capital report which has been adjusted by the commissioner in accordance with R.S. 22:632(C).

(2)"Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance.

(3)"Corrective order" means an order issued by the commissioner specifying corrective actions which the commissioner has determined are required.

(4)"Health organization" means a health maintenance organization licensed under Subpart I of Part I of this Chapter, a limited health service organization which bears risk, dental or vision plan which bears risk, hospital, medical and dental indemnity or service corporation which bears risk, provider-sponsored organization which bears risk, or other risk-bearing managed care organization licensed under this Title. "Health organization" shall not include an organization that is licensed as either a life, health and accident, or property and casualty insurer under this Title and that is otherwise subject to either the life or property and casualty risk-based capital requirements.

(5)"Risk-based capital instructions" means the risk-based capital report including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, as these risk-based capital instructions may be amended by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(6)"Risk-based capital level" means a health organization's company-action level risk-based capital, regulatory-action level risk-based capital, authorized-control level risk-based capital, or mandatory-control level risk-based capital where:

(a)"Company-action level risk-based capital" means the product of two and the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions.

(b)"Regulatory-action level risk-based capital" means the product of one and one half and the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions.

(c)"Authorized-control level risk-based capital" means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions.

(d)"Mandatory-control level risk-based capital" means the product of seventy hundredths and the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions.

(7)"Risk-based capital plan" means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in R.S. 22:634(B). If the commissioner rejects the risk-based capital plan and it is revised by the health organization, with or without the commissioner's recommendation, the plan shall be called the "revised risk-based capital plan".

(8)"Risk-based capital report" means the report required in R.S. 22:632.

(9)"Total adjusted capital" means the sum of the following:

(a)A health organization's statutory capital and surplus as determined in accordance with the statutory accounting applicable to the annual financial statements required to be filed under R.S. 22:252.

(b)Such other items, if any, as the risk-based capital instructions may provide.

Acts 2003, No. 1106, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2003; Redesignated from R.S. 22:2036.1 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1; Acts 2014, No. 220, §1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 22:631 redesignated as R.S. 22:870 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.