Departmental investigation.

(a) The Department may investigate further information contained in or forming the basis of reports submitted according to this chapter.

(b) Investigation may include onsite inspection of the HMO’s facilities and records of the HMO.

(c) The Commissioner or an agent shall have free access to the books, records, papers and documents that relate to the business of the HMO.

(d) The Department may charge the HMO for the services of its examiners in the manner it charges insurance companies as prescribed in section 216 of The Insurance Department Act of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one (40 P. S. § 54) and under the funding requirements set forth by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).