Missouri § 354.464 - Names not authorized for use, exceptions.
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§ 354.464. Names not authorized for use, exceptions.
No health maintenance organization, unless licensed as an insurer, may use in its name, contracts, or literature any of the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", "mutual", or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation doing business in this state when such words are deceptive or misleading. No person, if not in possession of a valid certificate of authority issued pursuant to sections 354.400 to 354.636, may use the phrase "health maintenance organization" or "HMO" in the course of its operation.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 127 § 354.460 subsec. 3, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 354.464 cover?
Section 354.464 ("Names not authorized for use, exceptions.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. 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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