Montana Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies § 33-22-1816. Commissioner powers and duties--application for registration--reporting insolvency

(1) The commissioner shall develop forms for registration of an organization as a voluntary purchasing pool.

(2) An organization seeking to be registered as a voluntary purchasing pool shall make application to the commissioner.  The commissioner shall register an organization as a voluntary purchasing pool upon proof of fulfillment of the qualifications provided in 33-22-1815.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (5), on March 1 of each year, the voluntary purchasing pool shall provide a report and financial statement for the previous calendar year to the commissioner so that the commissioner may determine:

(4) The annual report of the voluntary purchasing pool must disclose its total administrative cost.

(5) A voluntary purchasing pool may choose to operate on a fiscal year other than on the calendar year.  A voluntary purchasing pool that establishes a fiscal year that is other than the calendar year shall provide the report required in subsection (3) to the commissioner within 60 days of the voluntary purchasing pool's fiscal yearend.