31A-8a-103 - Scope and purposes. - Utah Statutes

31A-8a-103. Scope and purposes.
(1) A person shall comply with the provisions of this chapter if the person operates ahealth discount program in this state.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision in this title, a person who only operates or markets ahealth discount program is exempt from:
(a) Section 31A-4-113;
(b) Section 31A-4-113.5;
(c) Chapter 6a, Service Contracts;
(d) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations;
(e) Section 31A-8-209;
(f) Section 31A-8-211;
(g) Section 31A-8-214;
(h) Chapters 9 through 12;
(i) Chapters 17 and 18;
(j) Chapter 19a, Utah Rate Regulation Act;
(k) Sections 31A-23a-103 and 31A-23a-104;
(l) Chapters 25 and 26;
(m) Chapters 28 and 29; and
(n) Chapters 35 through 38.
(3) A person licensed under this title as an accident and health insurer or healthmaintenance organization:
(a) is not required to obtain a license as required by Section 31A-8a-201 to operate ahealth discount program; and
(b) is required to comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
(4) The purposes of this chapter include:
(a) full disclosure in the sale of health discount programs;
(b) reasonable regulation of the marketing and disclosure practices of health discountprogram operators; and
(c) licensing standards for health discount programs.

Enacted by Chapter 58, 2005 General Session