South Carolina § 37-17-50 - Representative or marketer status.

§ 37-17-50. Representative or marketer status.

(A) An individual may not act as a representative of a discount medical plan organization without the discount medical plan organization having registered with the department in accordance with Section 37-17-40(A). A marketer may not act on behalf of a discount medical plan organization without a discount medical plan organization having registered with the department. Registration as a representative or marketer must be made to the department in writing or electronically through a list provided by the discount medical plan organization in accordance with Section 37-17-40(C).

(B) The discount medical plan organization shall furnish information concerning the representative's identity and business address. Filings are good for one year and run from February first until January thirty-first. The annual renewal period begins January first and ends January thirty-first.

(C) Representative or marketer status may be denied or revoked if the department has multiple founded complaints against the representative or marketer following the department's investigation or if the department has unanswered or unresolved complaints against the representative or marketer. Violations of Title 37 within ten years may serve as grounds for denial or revocation of registration status.

HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 377, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2007.