2018 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.
