N.Y. Public Health Law § 4411: Construction

§ 4411. Construction. The provisions of laws other than this article

shall not be applicable to the certification of any health maintenance

organization under this article except where so specified; provided,

however, that no health maintenance organization shall include in its

name the words "insurer", "casualty", "health and accident" or any words

generally regarded as descriptive of the insurance function; provided

further, that this provision shall not be construed as prohibiting the

participation in a comprehensive health services plan of any corporation

or other entity organized under any other law, to the extent that such

corporations or entities are authorized to participate by law, including

but not limited to the insurance law, business corporation law,

education law, not-for-profit corporation law, or general municipal law;

nor shall this section be considered to prevent the application of any

other law to the entities comprising such plan.