2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 40 - INSURANCE
Chapter 63 - Professional Health Services Plan Corporations
Section 6323 - Action as agent under Federal and other programs

     § 6323.  Action as agent under Federal and other programs.
        (a)  General rule.--Any professional health service
     corporation may, with the approval of the department, act as a
     contracting agency or organization under section 1842 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 professional
     health service corporations are hereby amended so as to include
     the performance of the activities authorized by subsection (a)
     of this section.