# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 8: Powers of commissioner; standardized claim form

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 8
- **Heading:** Powers of commissioner; standardized claim form
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176I / Section 8

## Text

Section 8. In addition to other powers specified in this chapter, the commissioner may, after due hearing: (a) promulgate appropriate rules and regulations necessary to the administration and enforcement of this chapter; (b) issue an order requiring any person or organization to cease and desist from violating any provision of this chapter or any rules, regulations, or order hereunder; (c) require any person or organization found to have violated any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order hereunder to forfeit an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for any single violation; and (d) institute a rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and eighty A through one hundred and eighty L of chapter one hundred and seventy-five. The commissioner of insurance is hereby directed to produce a standardized claim form to be utilized by all health insurance companies licensed to do business in the commonwealth for billing purposes. Said form shall be made available to said companies no later than July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.

Section 8. In addition to other powers specified in this chapter, the commissioner may, after due hearing:

(a) promulgate appropriate rules and regulations necessary to the administration and enforcement of this chapter;

(b) issue an order requiring any person or organization to cease and desist from violating any provision of this chapter or any rules, regulations, or order hereunder;

(c) require any person or organization found to have violated any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order hereunder to forfeit an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for any single violation; and

(d) institute a rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and eighty A through one hundred and eighty L of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.

The commissioner of insurance is hereby directed to produce a standardized claim form to be utilized by all health insurance companies licensed to do business in the commonwealth for billing purposes.

Said form shall be made available to said companies no later than July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 2 Proposed preferred provider arrangements; requirements upon receipt of completed forms for reimbursement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 3 Health benefit plans; minimum requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 3A Workers' compensation medical services organizations; minimum requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S3A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 4 Discriminatory refusal of provider](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 4A Health benefit plans; genetic tests; discrimination based on genetic information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S4A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 5 Financial and utilization records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 6 Surety bond, reinsurance or other financial resources](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 7 Report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 8 Powers of commissioner; standardized claim form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 9 Application of laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 10 Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 11 Annual assessment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S11.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 12 Coverage for children under age 18 for cleft lip and cleft palate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXII_C176I_S12.md)

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