Michigan § 500.3509 - Certificate of authority; application; form; limitation; change of service area.
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§ 500.3509. Certificate of authority; application; form; limitation; change of service area.
(1) An application to the director for a certificate of authority must be on a form prescribed and provided by the director.
(2) A certificate of authority issued to a health maintenance organization under this act is limited to the service area described in the application on which the certificate of authority was issued. Approved parts of a health maintenance organization's service area are not required to be contiguous.
(3) A health maintenance organization seeking to change the approved service area shall submit an application to change service area to the director and shall not change the service area until approval is received. The director shall specify the information required to be in the application under this subsection.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 500.3509 ("Certificate of authority; application; form; limitation; change of service area.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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