PURPOSE: This rule implements the registration of all discount medical plan organizations doing business in this state.

1. (1) Registration Forms. The following form has been adopted and approved for filing with the department:

   1. (A) The Discount Medical Plan Organization Registration form (Form DM-1), or any form which substantially comports with the specified form.

2. (2) Application and Fees.

   1. (A) Initial Registration. Each “discount medical plan organization,” as that term is used in sections 376.1500 to 376.1532, RSMo, shall register with the director by:

      1. 1. Completing and filing a Form DM-1

in accordance with the instructions contained therein;

1. 2. Payment of two hundred fifty dollar

($250) registration fee; and

1. 3. Demonstration of compliance with

net worth requirement under rule 20 CSR 200-19.060.

1. (B) Renewal Registration. Each discount medical plan organization shall renew its registration between thirty (30) days prior to and the anniversary date of its initial registration by:

   1. 1. Submitting any amendments to the

Form DM-1;

1. 2. Payment of two hundred fifty dollar

($250) annual registration fee; and

1. 3. Demonstration of compliance with

net worth requirement under rule 20 CSR 200-19.060.

1. (3) Copies of the Form DM-1 may be obtained from the director at the department’s office in Jefferson City, Missouri, on the department’s web site, www.insurance.mo.gov or by mailing a written request to the department at Attention: Admissions Specialist, Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration, PO Box 690, Jefferson City, MO 65102.

AUTHORITY: section 374.045, RSMo 2000 and sections 376.1504 and 376.1528, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Original rule filed Nov. 1, 2007, effective June 30, 2008.

*Original authority: 374.045, RSMo 1967, amended 1993, 1995; 376.1504, RSMo 2007; and 376.1528, RSMo 2007.