Section 500.3511 - Governing body; election of enrollee board members; terms; vacancy; meetings.
THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956 (EXCERPT)
Act 218 of 1956
500.3511 Governing body; election of enrollee board members; terms; vacancy; meetings.
Sec. 3511.
(1) By the end of the first 12 months of operation, a health maintenance organization's governing body shall have a minimum of 1/3 of its membership consisting of adult enrollees of the organization who are not compensated officers, employees, stockholders who own more than 5% of the organization's shares, or other individuals responsible for the conduct of, or financially interested in, the organization's affairs. The enrollee board members shall be elected by a simple plurality of the voting subscribers. Each subscriber shall have 1 vote. The enrollee board members shall hold office for 3 years after their election, except that the terms of office following the first enrollee election may be adjusted to allow the terms of enrollee board members to expire on a staggered basis. A vacancy among enrollee board members shall be filled by appointment by a simple majority of the remaining enrollee members of the board from individuals meeting the qualifications of this section. A vacancy shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the original term, at which time the enrollee member shall be elected in the manner prescribed by this chapter.
(2) A health maintenance organization's governing body shall meet at least quarterly unless specifically exempted from this requirement by the commissioner.
History: Add. 2000, Act 252, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000
Popular Name: Act 218
Popular Name: HMO