Medicare supplement benefit standards

The provisions of article 18 of this title shall apply to corporations organized pursuant to the provisions of this part 3. On and after July 1, 1983, no corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall deliver or issue for delivery in this state any subscription certificate or membership certificate intended as a medicare supplement policy, as defined in section 10-18-101, or any endorsement, rider, or application which becomes a part thereof, until a copy of the form and of the premium rates or dues pertaining thereto have been filed with the commissioner, nor shall any such certificate endorsement, rider, or application be used until the expiration of thirty days after the filing thereof, unless the commissioner sooner gives written approval thereto and of the premium rates or dues pertaining thereto. Within thirty days of such filing the commissioner shall notify the corporation which has filed any such form in writing if the documents do not comply with the requirements of law or if the rates do not meet the loss ratio standards set forth in section 10-18-105, and shall specify the reasons for such opinion. In all other cases, the commissioner shall give approval. Final orders and decisions of the commissioner relating to medicare supplement policies and rates filed under this section are subject to judicial review as provided in section 24-4-106, C.R.S. All medicare supplement policies, subscription certificates, and benefit forms and the premium rates or dues pertaining thereto which were approved by the commissioner prior to July 1, 1983, shall remain approved under the provisions of this article.