Texas § 1501.061 REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUERS WITH WHICH COOPERATIVE MAY CONTRACT.

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§ 1501.061 — REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUERS WITH WHICH COOPERATIVE MAY CONTRACT.

Texas § 1501.061

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1501.061 (2026).

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Sec. 1501.061. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUERS WITH WHICH COOPERATIVE MAY CONTRACT. A cooperative may contract only with a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer that demonstrates that the issuer:

(1)is in good standing with the department;

(2)has the capacity to administer health benefit plans;

(3)is able to monitor and evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of care and applicable procedures;

(4)is able to conduct utilization management and establish applicable procedures and policies;

(5)is able to ensure that enrollees have adequate access to health care providers, including adequate numbers and types of providers;

(6)has a satisfactory grievance procedure and is able to respond to enrollees' calls, questions, and complaints; and

(7)has fin

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Sec. 1501.061. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUERS WITH WHICH COOPERATIVE MAY CONTRACT. A cooperative may contract only with a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer that demonstrates that the issuer:
(1) is in good standing with the department;
(2) has the capacity to administer health benefit plans;
(3) is able to monitor and evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of care and applicable procedures;
(4) is able to conduct utilization management and establish applicable procedures and policies;
(5) is able to ensure that enrollees have adequate access to health care providers, including adequate numbers and types of providers;
(6) has a satisfactory grievance procedure and is able to respond to enrollees' calls, questions, and complaints; and
(7) has financial capacity, either through satisfying financial solvency standards, as applied by the commissioner, or through appropriate reinsurance or other risk-sharing mechanisms.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 11.053(b), eff. September 1, 2005.