{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176c-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176C, § 8","heading":"Form and content of subscription agreement","body":"Section 8. A subscription agreement in a form approved by the department of public health shall be issued to each subscribing member of a medical service corporation. In addition to any other requirements such a form must meet the minimum readability standards required by section two B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five. Such agreement shall include a full and accurate statement of the benefits of membership, the medical services excluded if any, and the terms of duration, cancellation and termination. The by-laws, rules and regulations of a medical service corporation may by reference be incorporated in the subscription agreement; provided, that a full and complete copy of said by-laws, rules and regulations shall be available to any subscriber.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176C/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:15Z","sha256":"374de879ecf135e8d884e444ce05dfb9d705a3afbe4658a14a31485a27931d28","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176c-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176c-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
