Utah Code § 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 within this state are financially and administratively sound and that these organizations are in fact able to deliver the benefits as promised.