Sec. 843.203. SELECTION OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OR PROVIDER. (a) Each plan application form shall prominently include a space in which the enrollee at the time of application or enrollment shall select a primary care physician or primary care provider.
(b) An enrollee shall at all times have the right to select or change a primary care physician or primary care provider within the health maintenance organization network of available primary care physicians and primary care providers, except that a health maintenance organization may limit an enrollee's request to change physicians or providers to not more than four changes in a 12-month period.
(c) For purposes of this subchapter, an applicant physician, as defined by Chapter 1452, may not be considered to be an available primary care physician or primary care provider within the health maintenance organization delivery network for selection by an enrollee.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (H.B. 1594), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Section: Previous 843.154 843.155 843.156 843.157 843.201 843.2015 843.202 843.203 843.204 843.205 843.206 843.207 843.2071 843.208 843.209 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016