928 Health maintenance organization certificate of authority application filed by Three Rivers Children's Health Plan, Inc.

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Health Maintenance Organization Certificate of Authority Application Filed by Three Rivers Children's Health Plan, Inc.

[34 Pa.B. 2762]

   On May 11, 2004, Three Rivers Children's Health Plan, Inc. filed an application with the Department of Health and the Insurance Department for a certificate of authority to establish, operate and maintain a health maintenance organization under the provisions of the Health Maintenance Organization Act (40 P. S. §§ 1551--1567), 28 Pa. Code §§ 9.1--9.97 and 31 Pa. Code §§ 301.1--301.204.

   The proposed service area of the applicant is Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Carbon, Clarion, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Somerset, Sullivan, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, Wyoming and York Counties.

   A copy of the application is available for public inspection, by appointment only, at the Department of Health, Bureau of Managed Care, Room 912, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17109-0900, [phone]; and the Insurance Department, 1345 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone].

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to Allen Mercik, Department of Health, or Robert Brackbill, Insurance Department, at the previous addresses. Persons wishing to submit written comments regarding the application may do so within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Persons with disabilities may submit information and comments through alternative formats, such as audio tape or Braille, or the Department of Health TDD: [phone]. Persons with a disability requesting alternative forms should contact Allen Mercik to make the necessary arrangements.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-928. Filed for public inspection May 21, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]