KRS 304.17A-840: Suspension or revocation of certificate of filing.

(1) The commissioner may suspend or revoke any certificate of filing issued to a self -

insured employer-organized association group if the commissioner finds that any of

the following conditions exist:

(a) The self -insured employer -organized association group i s operating

significantly in contravention of its basic organizational document or in a

manner contrary to that described in and reasonably inferred from any other

information submitted under KRS 304.17A -800 to 304.17A -844, unless

amendments to the submiss ions have been filed with and approved by the

commissioner;

(b) The self -insured employer -organized association group is no longer

financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to be unable to meet

its obligations to participants or prospective participants;

(c) The self -insured employer-organized association group, or any person at its

direction, has advertised or merchandised its services in an untrue,

misrepresentative, misleading, deceptive, or unfair manner;

(d) The self -insured employer -organized association group has engaged in any

unfair or deceptive practices under its certificate of filing; or

(e) The self-insured employer-organized association group has failed to correct a

violation of KRS 304.17A -800 to 304.17A -844 or the administrative

regulations promulgated thereunder, within a reasonable time period

established by the commissioner in administrative regulations.

(2) A certificate of filing shall be suspended or revoked only after compliance with the

hearing procedure set forth in KRS 304.2-310 to 304.2-370.

(3) When a certificate of filing of a self -insured employer-organized association group

is suspended, the group shall not, during the period of suspension, enroll any new

participants and shall not engage in any advertising or solicitation.

(4) If the certificate of filing of a self -insured employer-organized association group is

revoked, the group shall proceed, immediately following the effective date of the

order of revocation, to wind up its affairs and shall conduct no further bu siness,

except as may be essential to the orderly conclusion of the affairs of the

organization. It shall engage in no further advertising or solicitation. The

commissioner may, by written order, prevent further operation of the group if he or

she finds it to be in the best interest of the participants, to the end that the

participants will be afforded the greatest practical opportunity to obtain health

coverage elsewhere. If the commissioner permits further operation, the self -insured

employer-organized as sociation group shall continue to collect the contributions

required of participants.