2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 40 - INSURANCE
Chapter 61 - Hospital Plan Corporations
Section 6122 - Action as agent under Federal and other programs

     § 6122.  Action as agent under Federal and other programs.
        (a)  General rule.--Any hospital plan corporation may, with
     the approval of the department, act as a contracting agency or
     organization under section 1841 of Title XVIII of the Federal
     Social Security Act, as amended or supplemented, with power to
     perform all the services which may be required of a contracting
     agency or organization thereunder and may perform administrative
     services similar or related to those which may be required of an
     agency or organization thereunder in connection with a Federal,
     State or local governmental health care program and may perform
     administrative services similar or related to those which may be
     required of such an agency or organization in connection with or
     associated with nongovernmental organizations, individuals,
     groups and agencies in the health care field.
        (b)  Legislative amendment of stated purposes of existing
     corporations.--The stated purposes of all existing hospital plan
     corporations are hereby amended so as to include the performance
     of the activities authorized by subsection (a) of this section.