Sec. 14.35.15.04. Application for Authorization

A. Carriers shall submit an application to the Exchange each year, in the form specified by the Exchange, no later than the first business day of July of the year before the certification is effective.

B. An application will not be deemed complete until a carrier submits all of the required application elements under §A of this regulation.

C. The Exchange, within 45 days of receipt of a completed application, shall notify a carrier of the decision to approve or deny the application.

D. If the Exchange does not provide a carrier notice of a decision to approve or deny a carrier’s application within 45 days of application submission, then the carrier may appeal to MHBE Board of Trustees through a written letter to request an expedited decision within 14 days of the appeal.

E. An application subject to an expedited decision under §D of this regulation shall be deemed denied by the Exchange if the appeal is not ruled upon by the Board within 14 days.