2020 Wyoming Statutes
Title 26 - Insurance Code
Chapter 19 - Group and Blanket Disability Insurance
Article 1 - In General
Section 26-19-115 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements; Required License; Applicability of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act; Hearings; Rules.

Universal Citation: WY Stat § 26-19-115 (2020)

26-19-115. Multiple employer welfare arrangements; required license; applicability of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act; hearings; rules.

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement, as defined in W.S. 26-1-102(a)(xliii), intending to operate in Wyoming shall provide to the department all necessary documents to facilitate a determination of jurisdiction under W.S. 26-1-108. The department may specify required documents under this subsection by rule.

(b) Before operating in this state, a multiple employer welfare arrangement subject to the jurisdiction of the department shall obtain an annual license. The department shall collect a fee for each license or renewal, as provided in W.S. 26-4-101(a)(xx).

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the provisions of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, W.S. 26-19-301 through 26-19-310, shall apply to multiple employer welfare arrangements subject to the jurisdiction of the department, including arrangements providing benefits to one (1) or more employees of a small employer, as defined in W.S. 26-19-302(a)(xxii). The provisions of W.S. 26-19-303(a) shall not apply.

(d) The provisions of chapter 20 of this title shall apply to those multiple employer welfare arrangements subject to the jurisdiction of the department.

(e) The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license required by subsection (b) of this section, consistent with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 and 26-2-125 through 26-2-129.

(f) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section, including specifying the conditions under which actions may be taken under subsection (e) of this section, which shall be consistent with other insurance statutes governing suspensions, revocations or refusals to issue or renew licenses.

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