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Texas Insurance Code - Chapter 501 Office Of Public Insurance CounselLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Insurance Code > Texas Insurance Code - Chapter 501 Office Of Public Insurance Counsel In this chapter, "office" means the office of public insurance counsel. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, § 2, eff. April 1, 2005. ... The independent office of public insurance counsel represents the interests of insurance consumers in this state. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, § ... The office is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is abolished ... (a) The office shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the office. (b) The office shall make the information available to the ... (a) The office shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access ... (a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a public counsel to serve as the executive director of the office. ... To be eligible to serve as public counsel, a person must: (1) be licensed to practice law in this state; (2) have demonstrated a strong ... A person is not eligible for appointment as public counsel if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is employed by or participates in the ... A person may not serve as public counsel or act as general counsel to the office if the person is required to register as a ... (a) It is a ground for removal from office if the public counsel: (1) does not have at the time of appointment or maintain during ... A former public counsel may not represent any person or receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a case pending before ... (a) The public counsel shall employ professional, technical, and other employees necessary to implement this chapter. (b) Compensation for an employee shall be set under ... (a) In this section, "trade association" means a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors designed to assist its members and ... (a) The public counsel or the public counsel's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry ... (a) The public counsel or the public counsel's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity ... The office shall provide to the public counsel and office employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their: (1) qualifications for office or employment under ... The office: (1) may assess the impact of insurance rates, rules, and forms on insurance consumers in this state; and (2) shall advocate in the ... The public counsel shall administer and enforce this chapter, including preparing and submitting to the legislature a budget for the office and approving expenditures for ... The public counsel: (1) may appear or intervene, as a party or otherwise, as a matter of right before the commissioner or department on behalf ... The public counsel: (1) is entitled to the same access as a party, other than department staff, to department records available in a proceeding before ... The public counsel may recommend legislation to the legislature that the public counsel determines would positively affect the interests of insurance consumers. Added by Acts ... The public counsel shall submit to the department for adoption a consumer bill of rights appropriate to each personal line of insurance regulated by the ... The public counsel may not intervene or appear in: (1) any proceeding or hearing before the commissioner or department, or any other proceeding, that relates ... Confidentiality requirements applicable to examination reports under Article 1.18 and to the commissioner under Section 3A, Article 21.28-A, apply to the public counsel. Added by ... Text of section effective April 1, 2007 (a) Notwithstanding this chapter, the office may submit written comments to the commissioner and otherwise participate regarding ... Expenses of the office shall be paid from the assessments collected under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, § 2, eff. ... To defray the costs of operating the office, the comptroller shall collect assessments under this subchapter annually in connection with the collection of other taxes ... Each property and casualty insurer authorized to engage in business in this state shall pay an annual assessment of 5.7 cents for each property and ... (a) This section applies to each insurer authorized to engage in business in this state under: (1) Chapter 25; (2) Chapter 841; (3) Chapter 842; ... Each title insurance company authorized to engage in business in this state shall pay an annual assessment of 5.7 cents for each owner and mortgage ... (a) The office shall develop and implement a system to compare and evaluate, on an objective basis, the quality of care provided by and the ... (a) The office shall develop and issue annual consumer report cards that identify and compare, on an objective basis, health maintenance organizations in this state. ... (a) The office is entitled to information that is confidential under a law of this state, including Section 843.006 of this code, Chapter 108, Health ... (a) Except as provided by this section, information collected under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and the office shall make determinations ... Texas Lawyers
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