Sec. 38a-588. (Formerly Sec. 38-174tt). Penalty. Insolvency. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 38a-588. (Formerly Sec. 38-174tt). Penalty. Insolvency. Any dental plan organization that violates any provision of sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive, or neglects, fails or refuses to comply with any of the requirements of said sections, except the failure to file an annual report and the failure to reply in writing to inquiries of the commissioner, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for each violation. The commissioner may bring a civil action to recover the amount of a civil penalty.

      (P.A. 88-272, S. 12; P.A. 96-227, S. 10; P.A. 08-178, S. 19.)

      History: Sec. 38-174tt transferred to Sec. 38a-588 in 1991; P.A. 96-227 deleted Subsec. (b) which required the commissioner to invoke the Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act re insolvent dental plans; P.A. 08-178 made a technical change and increased maximum penalty from $1,000 to $1,500 per violation.