CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIREMENT: APPLICABILITY TO PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS.
Tex. INS Code § 843.073.
in effect(a) A person is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter to the extent that the person is:
(1) a physician engaged in the delivery of medical care; or
(2) a provider engaged in the delivery of health care services other than medical care as part of a health maintenance organization delivery network.
(b) Except as provided by Section 843.101 or 843.318 (a), a physician or provider that employs or enters into a contractual arrangement with a provider or group of providers to provide basic or limited health care services or a single health care service is subject to this chapter and the following provisions and is required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter:
(1) Section 1367.053 ;
(2) Subchapter A , Chapter 1452 ;
(3) Subchapter B , Chapter 1507 ;
(4) Chapters 222 , 251 , and 258 , as applicable to a health maintenance organization; and
(5) Chapters 1271 and 1272 .
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.