The purposes of this chapter are to provide a procedure for the approval of self-insurance plans, provide for the orderly transition between commercial insurance and self-insurance that provides continuous and adequate protection, encourage effective risk management in order to enhance patient care, and provide for adequate funding by a health care provider, thereby enhancing prompt payment of claims of those persons that may avail themselves of the services provided by the health care provider.
31 Pa. Code § 243.1
The provisions of this § 243.1 amended under The Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P.S. §§ 1-321); The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P.S. §§ 341-991); and sections 206, 506, 1501 and 1502 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 66, 186, 411 and 412); and the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (40 P.S. §§ 1301.101-1301.1006).