Sec. 1550.051. DEFINITION OF INSURER. In this subchapter, "insurer" means:
(1) an insurance company, including a company providing stop-loss or excess loss insurance;
(2) a health maintenance organization operating under Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, Chapter 843, Chapter 1271, and Chapter 1272;
(3) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 844; or
(4) a third-party administrator that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 4151.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1G.002, eff. April 1, 2009.
Section: 1550.051 1550.052 1550.053 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016