40-4202. Plan required to enter agreements with providers and members; provider agreement, retention and guarantee of services; membership agreement, terms. (a) A prepaid service plan shall not operate in Kansas without entering into a provider agreement with the provider and a membership agreement with each member in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(b) Each provider agreement shall be retained as part of the official records of both the provider and the prepaid service plan for the duration of the agreement and five years thereafter. Each provider agreement shall contain provisions which include the requirements of K.S.A. 40-4203 through 40-4207 and shall include a guarantee for the provision of services to the member for the duration of the membership agreement regardless of whether the prepaid service plan ceases doing business for any reason.

(c) Each membership agreement shall contain the terms of the agreement, including a list of the benefits to be provided.

History: L. 1987, ch. 157, § 2; January 1, 1988.