RULES.
Tex. INS Code § 843.151.
in effectThe commissioner may adopt reasonable rules as necessary and proper to:
(1) implement this chapter and Section 1367.053 , Subchapter A , Chapter 1452 , Subchapter B, Chapter 1507 , Chapters 222 , 251 , and 258 , as applicable to a health maintenance organization, and Chapters 1271 and 1272 , including rules to:
(A) prescribe authorized investments for a health maintenance organization for all investments not otherwise addressed in this chapter;
(B) ensure that enrollees have adequate access to health care services; and
(C) establish minimum physician-to-patient ratios, mileage requirements for primary and specialty care, maximum travel time, and maximum waiting time for obtaining an appointment; and
(2) meet the requirements of federal law and regulations.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.