APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.
Tex. OCC Code § 102.005.
in effectSection 102.001 does not apply to:
(1) a licensed insurer;
(2) a governmental entity, including:
(A) an intergovernmental risk pool established under Chapter 172 , Local Government Code; and
(B) a system as defined by Section 1601.003 , Insurance Code;
(3) a group hospital service corporation;
(4) a health maintenance organization that reimburses, provides, offers to provide, or administers hospital, medical, dental, or other health-related benefits under a health benefits plan for which it is the payor;
(5) a health care collaborative certified under Chapter 848 , Insurance Code; or
(6) a referral agency as defined by Section 121.001 , Business & Commerce Code.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7 ), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 28, 2011.