Texas § 847.007 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.

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§ 847.007 — DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.

Texas § 847.007

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 847.007 (2026).

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Sec. 847.007. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.

(a)In conducting an examination of a health benefit plan issuer, the commissioner:

(1)shall accept the accreditation report submitted by the health benefit plan issuer as a prima facie demonstration of the issuer's compliance with the processes and standards for which the issuer has received accreditation; and

(2)may adopt relevant findings in a health benefit plan issuer's accreditation report in the examination report if the accreditation report complies with applicable state and federal requirements regarding the nondisclosure of proprietary and confidential information and personal health information.

(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to any process or standard of a health benefit plan issuer that is not covered as part of the issue

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Sec. 847.007. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE. (a) In conducting an examination of a health benefit plan issuer, the commissioner:
(1) shall accept the accreditation report submitted by the health benefit plan issuer as a prima facie demonstration of the issuer's compliance with the processes and standards for which the issuer has received accreditation; and
(2) may adopt relevant findings in a health benefit plan issuer's accreditation report in the examination report if the accreditation report complies with applicable state and federal requirements regarding the nondisclosure of proprietary and confidential information and personal health information.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to any process or standard of a health benefit plan issuer that is not covered as part of the issuer's accreditation. This section does not set minimum quality standards but operates only as a replacement of duplicate requirements.
(c) The commissioner may by rule determine the application of compliance with national accreditation requirements by a delegated entity, delegated third party, or utilization review agent to compliance by the health benefit plan issuer that contracts with the delegated entity, delegated third party, or agent.