Sec. 961.201. PLAN OF OPERATION; EXPENSE FUND BALANCE. (a) Before accepting applications for participation in a legal services plan, a nonprofit legal services corporation must:
(1) have sufficient money in its expense fund described by Section 961.203 to cover initial operations; and
(2) submit to the department:
(A) a plan of operation;
(B) a rate schedule of its charges to participants; and
(C) a schedule and projections of costs of legal services to be contracted for on behalf of participants.
(b) Before the corporation may engage in business, the department must approve as adequate, fair, and reasonable:
(1) the plan of operation; and
(2) the sufficiency of the money in the expense fund.
(c) The department has continuing control over the corporation's plan of operation. A change in the plan must be filed with and approved by the department before the change takes effect.
(d) The department may not set maximum rates or premiums that may be charged under a legal services plan under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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