A. No person unless authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 or Section 10 of this act¹ shall establish or operate a prepaid dental plan organization in this state, or sell or offer to sell, or solicit offers to purchase, or receive advance or periodic consideration, in conjunction with a prepaid dental plan without obtaining and maintaining a certificate of authority issued pursuant to Section 4 of this act.

B. On or before February 1, 1984, every prepaid dental plan organization operating in this state shall submit an application for a certificate of authority to the Commissioner. Each applicant may continue to operate as an organization until the Commissioner acts upon the application.