§ 14-120. Investments

   (a) "Group health care" defined. -- In this section, "group health care" means a practice by which an affiliate or subsidiary of a nonprofit health service plan engages the services of health care specialists who provide health care at predetermined locations in accordance with a prepaid health plan.

(b) In general. --

   (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a corporation subject to this subtitle may invest its funds only in assets allowed for the investment of the funds of life insurers under § 5-101 and 5-102 and Title 5, Subtitle 5 of this article.

   (2) If the Commissioner determines that a corporation subject to this subtitle is engaged principally in the business of group health care rather than the sale of an insurance product or plan described in § 14-102 of this subtitle, the Commissioner may allow the corporation to invest a sum not to exceed 50% of its assets in real estate for use as medical facilities and fixed medical equipment to be used solely for the purpose of engaging in group health care.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 48A, § 359; 1997, ch. 35, § 2.