Tex. Ins. Code Section 1601.056
Information on Bidders and Bidding Contracts

(a)

The department shall, on request by a system, provide a list of all carriers:

(1)

authorized to engage in business in this state; and

(2)

eligible to bid on insurance coverage provided under this chapter.

(b)

The department shall, on request by a system, examine and evaluate a bidding contract and certify the contract’s actuarial soundness to the system not later than the 15th day after the date of the request.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.

Source: Section 1601.056 — Information on Bidders and Bidding Contracts, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­1601.­htm#1601.­056 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1601.001
Short Title 1601.002
Purposes 1601.003
General Definitions 1601.004
Definition of Dependent 1601.005
Definition of Carrier 1601.006
Applicability of Definitions 1601.007
System May Define Other Words 1601.008
Exemption from Execution 1601.009
Exemption from Taxation and Fees 1601.010
Certain Combining of Carriers Not Restraint of Trade 1601.051
Administration and Implementation 1601.052
Rulemaking Authority 1601.053
General Duties Relating to Coverage 1601.054
Competitive Bidding Required 1601.055
Identification of Administrative Costs in Bids 1601.056
Information on Bidders and Bidding Contracts 1601.057
Selection of Bids 1601.058
Selection of Health Maintenance Organizations 1601.059
Certificate of Coverage 1601.060
Accounting by Carrier Providing Purchased Coverage 1601.061
Special Reserve 1601.062
Reports and Records by Administering Carrier 1601.063
Assistance in Requesting Money 1601.064
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Contracts 1601.101
Participation Eligibility: Employees 1601.102
Participation Eligibility: Retirees 1601.103
Right to Coverage 1601.104
Automatic Coverage 1601.105
Waiver 1601.106
Optional Coverage 1601.107
Coverage for Dependents 1601.108
Coverage Options for Certain Surviving Spouses 1601.109
Coverage for Aids, Hiv, or Serious Mental Illness 1601.110
Disease Management Services 1601.111
Programs Promoting Disease Prevention, Wellness, and Health 1601.151
Authority to Self-insure 1601.152
Cafeteria Plan 1601.153
Systems May Join in Procuring Insurance 1601.154
Long-term Care Coverage 1601.155
Reinsurance 1601.201
Payment for Coverage 1601.202
Fees for Cafeteria Plan 1601.203
Payment for Coverage for Dependents 1601.204
Authorization of Employee Deduction 1601.205
Employee Payments for Participation in Cafeteria Plan 1601.206
Payment by Retired Employee 1601.207
System Contributions 1601.208
Amount of System Contribution 1601.209
Order of Precedence of Payment to Survivors 1601.210
Provision of Necessary Information 1601.211
Liability for Back Contributions for Dropped Coverage 1601.251
System Cafeteria Plan Fund 1601.252
Use of Fund 1601.253
Investment of Money in Fund 1601.301
Advisory Committee 1601.302
Election of Members 1601.303
Qualifications of Members 1601.304
Terms 1601.305
Officers 1601.306
Vacancy 1601.307
Duties of Committee 1601.308
Expenses 1601.1021
Participation Eligibility: Certain Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students 1601.1045
Date Eligibility Begins 1601.1065
Optional Basic Coverage Plan for Graduate Students 1601.2041
Employee Deduction for Automatic Coverage 1601.2042
Compensation Insufficient to Cover Deduction
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1601.056’s source at texas​.gov