Section 10-16-504 - Issuance of certificate of authority(1) Issuance of a certificate of authority shall be granted by the commissioner if the commissioner is satisfied that the following conditions are met: (a) The requirements of section 10-16-503 have been fulfilled;(b) The prepaid dental care plan organization is financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to meet its obligations to enrollees and prospective enrollees;(c) The agreement with providers for the provision of prepaid dental care services has been deemed sufficient;(d) Each officer responsible for conducting the affairs of the prepaid dental care plan organization has filed with the commissioner, subject to the commissioner's approval, a fidelity bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars.(2) A certificate of authority shall expire at 12 midnight on June 30 next following the date of issuance or renewal and shall be renewed as provided in section 10-3-117. A prepaid dental care plan organization shall pay a renewal fee as prescribed pursuant to section 10-3-207.L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1717, § 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 1601, § 130, effective July 1.This section is similar to former § 10-16.5-106 as it existed prior to 1992.