Pennsylvania Code
Title 31 - INSURANCE
Part IX - Medical Catastrophe Loss Fund
Chapter 243 - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND HEALTH-RELATED SELF-INSURANCE PLANS
Section 243.1 - Purpose
The purposes of this chapter are to provide a procedure for the approval of self-insurance plans, provide for the orderly transition between commercial insurance and self-insurance that provides continuous and adequate protection, encourage effective risk management in order to enhance patient care, and provide for adequate funding by a health care provider, thereby enhancing prompt payment of claims of those persons that may avail themselves of the services provided by the health care provider.
The provisions of this §243.1 amended under The Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P.S. §§ 1-321); The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P.S. §§ 341-991); and sections 206, 506, 1501 and 1502 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 66, 186, 411 and 412); and the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (40 P.S. §§ 1301.101-1301.1006).