Texas Insurance Code Title 6, Chapter 845 - Statewide Rural Health Care System
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 845.001 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Statewide Rural Health Care System Act. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June...
- Texas Section 845.002 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the system. (2) "Enrollee" means an individual who: (A) resides in a rural area;...
- Texas Section 845.003 - Rural Area Designation
In determining whether to designate an area as a rural area under this chapter, the commissioner shall consider any area that is delineated as an...
SUBCHAPTER B SYSTEM
- Texas Section 845.004 - Rules
The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter and Subchapters B, C, and D. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419,...
- Texas Section 845.051 - Statewide Rural Health Care System
The commissioner shall designate a single organization as the statewide rural health care system. The system is authorized to sponsor, arrange for the provision of,...
- Texas Section 845.052 - Organization Requirements
The system must: (1) be a corporation organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and (2) consist...
- Texas Section 845.053 - Requirements Applicable To Certain Plans
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the system seeks to sponsor, arrange for the provision of, or provide 0 health care services to...
- Texas Section 845.054 - Local Government
(a) The system is: (1) a unit of local government that is a governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;...
- Texas Section 845.055 - Provision Of Administrative And Health Care Services
(a) The system shall contract with or otherwise arrange for local health care provider networks composed of not more than 19 counties to deliver health...
- Texas Section 845.056 - Gifts And Grants
The system may accept gifts or grants of money or property to provide programs and services. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec....
- Texas Section 845.057 - Limitation On Authority Of Participating Hospital Providers
The participating hospital providers may exercise only the authority provided by Sections 845.058, 845.101, and 845.103. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec....
SUBCHAPTER C BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 845.058 - Sale Or Dissolution Of System
(a) The participating hospital providers may authorize, by a two-thirds vote, the sale of the system or substantially all of the assets of the system....
- Texas Section 845.101 - Appointment Of Board
(a) The system is governed by a board of directors that consists of 17 members. Notwithstanding the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq.,...
- Texas Section 845.102 - Terms; Vacancy
(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of five or six members expire December 1 of each even-numbered year. (b) A...
- Texas Section 845.103 - Removal Of Certain Board Members
The participating hospital providers may remove, by a two-thirds vote, any member of the board elected by the participating hospital providers under Section 845.101(b). Added...
- Texas Section 845.104 - Board Duties
The board shall: (1) administer the system; (2) adopt policies and procedures for the system that are consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and...
- Texas Section 845.105 - Rules Relating To Administrative And Health Care Services
The board may adopt rules to regulate the provision of administrative services and health care services by the system. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 845.106 - Officers
The board may elect officers as it considers appropriate. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
- Texas Section 845.107 - Executive Committee
(a) The board may appoint an executive committee as determined by the board to be useful in conducting the business of the board. (b) The...
- Texas Section 845.108 - Administrative Services; Personnel
(a) The board may, by majority vote: (1) contract for administrative, management, or support services; (2) hire an executive director; (3) contract with a consultant,...
- Texas Section 845.109 - Advisory Committees
(a) The board may appoint a health care services advisory committee. The advisory committee must include members who represent rural, urban, and educational groups and...
SUBCHAPTER D STATE MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS
- Texas Section 845.110 - Open Meetings And Records Requirements
(a) Meetings of the board are open to the public in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code. This subsection does not require the board to...
- Texas Section 845.151 - Contract Award
To the extent consistent with federal law, the state shall award to the system at least one of the state managed care contracts that are...
- Texas Section 845.152 - Participation Requirement
As a requirement of participation in a state contract awarded under Section 845.151, the system must satisfactorily address the qualifications for arranging to provide health...
- Texas Section 845.153 - Reimbursement At State-defined Capitation Rate
(a) To the extent the system operates under a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 843, the Medicaid contracting agency shall reimburse the system at...
- Texas Section 845.154 - Right Of State To Cancel Contract On Sale Or Dissolution
The state may cancel a contract awarded under this subchapter if the system is sold or dissolved. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419,...
SUBCHAPTER E GOALS OF SYSTEM
- Texas Section 845.155 - Use Of System As Pilot Program, Demonstration Project, Or Study
The commissioner of health and human services may use the system for: (1) a voluntary pilot or demonstration program that: (A) evaluates the use of...
- Texas Section 845.201 - Rural Health Care Delivery System
(a) The system is designed to protect and enhance the rural health care delivery system by: (1) establishing a statewide rural health care network; (2)...
- Texas Section 845.202 - Patient Rights Policies
It is intended that the system incorporate patient-focused considerations that include: (1) open communication; (2) informed consent; (3) protection of confidentiality and privacy; (4) full...
- Texas Section 845.203 - Patient-physician Relationship
It is intended that the system preserve significant traditional and ethical relationships between a patient and the patient's health care provider by ensuring that: (1)...
- Texas Section 845.204 - Public Health And Prevention
It is intended that the system use incentives to promote healthy communities and individuals by using a public health model that focuses on health promotion,...
- Texas Section 845.205 - Credentials And Peer Review
To ensure that enrollees will receive quality health care, it is intended that the system focus on processes for obtaining credentials and performing peer review...
- Texas Section 845.206 - Quality Improvement And Management
It is intended that the system use standard guidelines established by the National Committee on Quality Assurance and other recognized accrediting organizations to: (1) ensure...
Last modified: September 28, 2016