Texas Statutes
§ 1460.001 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 1460.001
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1460.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1460.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)"Health benefit plan issuer" means an entity authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that provides health insurance or health benefits in this state, including:
(A)an insurance company;
(B)a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 ;
(C)a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843 ; and
(D)a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884 .
(2)"Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state or another state of the United States.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 1888 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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Texas § 1460.001, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/IN/1460.001.