Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 200-9.500
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024
Section 20 CSR 200-9.500 - TPA Name RequirementsPURPOSE: This amendment modernizes the rule and changes the title to clarify its meaning.
(1) A third-party administrator (TPA) must use its true name for its certificate of authority to conduct business as a T PA in this state.(2) A T PA will be permitted to use a fictitious name, an acronym or a portion of its true name, in its advertising, agreements, contracts, policies, evidences of coverage, filings with the director or any other publication of its name, provided that the T PA uses its true name at least once in each advertisement, agreement, contract, policy, evidence of coverage, filing with the director, or any other publication.(3) Any T PA which does business as a TPA in this state under a fictitious name shall file with the director a copy of all documents, including the authorization from the Missouri secretary of state, which shows the legal authority for the TPA to use such other name. Any acronym or portion of the true name must be registered with the director.(4) The director may institute disciplinary action for violations of this rule and take other action as is authorized by the provisions of sections 374.046, 375.942, and 376.1094, RSMo and any other applicable law. AUTHORITY: sections 374.045 and 376.1095.1., RSMo Supp. 1993 and 375.948, RSMo Supp. 1992.* Original rule filed Sept. 30, 1993, effective June 6, 1994. Amended by Missouri Register June 3, 2019/Volume 44, Number 11, effective 7/31/2019*Original authority: 374.045, RSMo 1967, amended 1993; 375.948, RSMo 1976, amended 1986, 1992; and 376.1095.1., RSMo 1993.