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

Universal Citation: 31 PA Code ยง 243.1
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

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).

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