2006 Utah Code - 31A-8-102 — Scope and purposes.

     31A-8-102.   Scope and purposes.
     (1) No person may operate an organization in this state without complying with and obtaining a certificate of authority under this chapter.
     (2) The purposes of this chapter include to:
     (a) provide for the establishment of health maintenance organizations which provide readily available, accessible, and quality comprehensive health care to their enrollees;
     (b) provide for the establishment of limited health plans which provide readily available, accessible, and quality care to their enrollees;
     (c) encourage the development of organizations as an alternative method of health care delivery; and
     (d) assure that organizations offering health plans within this state are financially and administratively sound and that these organizations are in fact able to deliver the benefits as promised.

Enacted by Chapter 204, 1986 General Session