Tex. Occ. Code Section 102.005
Applicability to Certain Entities


Section 102.001 (Soliciting Patients; Offense) does not apply to:

(1)

a licensed insurer;

(2)

a governmental entity, including:

(A)

an intergovernmental risk pool established under Chapter 172 (Texas Political Subdivisions Uniform Group Benefits Program), Local Government Code; and

(B)

a system as defined by Section 1601.003 (General Definitions), Insurance Code;

(3)

a group hospital service corporation;

(4)

a health maintenance organization that reimburses, provides, offers to provide, or administers hospital, medical, dental, or other health-related benefits under a health benefits plan for which it is the payor; or

(5)

a health care collaborative certified under Chapter 848 (Health Care Collaboratives), Insurance Code.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.542, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 28, 2011.

Source: Section 102.005 — Applicability to Certain Entities, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­102.­htm#102.­005 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 102.005’s source at texas​.gov