308A.503 HEALTH CARE COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.
Subdivision 1.
Health care network cooperative. For a health care network cooperative,
the policyholder is the member provided that if the policyholder is an individual enrollee, the
individual enrollee is the member, and if the policyholder is an employer or other group type,
entity, or association, the group policyholder is the member.
Subd. 2.
Health provider cooperative. For a health provider cooperative, the licensed health
care provider, professional corporation, partnership, hospital, or other licensed provider is the
member, as provided in the articles or bylaws.
Subd. 3.
State and hospital members authorized. The state, or any agency, instrumentality,
or political subdivision of the state, may be a member of a health care cooperative. Any
governmental hospital authorized, organized or operated under chapter 158, 250, 376, or 397 or
under section
412.221,
447.05 to
447.13, or
471.50, or under any special law authorizing or
establishing a hospital or hospital district, may be a member of a health care provider cooperative.
History: 1994 c 625 art 11 s 10; 1995 c 186 s 64