1. (a) No dentist or group of dentists may establish, operate or administer a dental plan organization, or offer to sell, or solicit offers to purchase, or receive advance or periodic consideration in conjunction with any dental plan organization, on or after October 1, 1988, without obtaining and maintaining a certificate of authority pursuant to sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive.

2. (b) An application for a certificate of authority shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner, shall be verified by an officer or authorized representative of the dental plan organization and shall include the following:

   1. (1) All basic organizational documents of the dental plan organization such as the articles of incorporation, articles of association, partnership agreement, trade name certificate, trust agreement, shareholder agreement or other applicable document and all amendments to those documents; (2) the bylaws, rules and regulations or similar documents regulating the conduct or the internal affairs of the dental plan organization; (3) the names, addresses and official positions of the persons who are responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the dental plan organization, including all members of the board of directors, board of trustees, executive committee or other governing board or committee, the principal officers in the case of a corporation and the partners or members in the case of a partnership or association; (4) all contracts made between any dentist and the dental plan organization; (5) all contracts made between any dentist and any person listed in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any consultant or any business manager; (6) a description of the dental plan organization, its dental plan or plans, facilities and personnel; (7) the form of any group contract which is issued to employers, unions, trustees or others; (8) financial statements showing the dental plan organization's assets, liabilities and sources of financial support. If the dental plan organization's financial affairs are audited by independent certified public accountants, a copy of the most recent regular certified financial statement shall satisfy this requirement unless the commissioner determines that additional or more recent financial information is required for the proper administration of sections 38a-577 to 38a-590, inclusive; (9) the proposed method of marketing the plan, a financial plan with a three-year projection of the initial operating results and a statement of the sources of working capital and any other sources of funding; (10) a description of the geographic area or areas to be served; (11) a description of the procedures and programs to be implemented to achieve an effective dental plan as required in section 38a-579; and (12) such other information as the commissioner may require.
3. (c) The dental plan organization shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars to the commissioner upon filing an application for a certificate of authority.
4. (d) Within ten days following any significant change in the information submitted with the application for a certificate of authority, a dental plan organization shall file notice of such change with the commissioner for his approval.

(P.A. 88-272, S. 2.)

History: Sec. 38-174jj transferred to Sec. 38a-578 in 1991.