Sec. 1454.106. INTERVENTION IN PROCEEDING. (a) In a proceeding relating to the imposition by the commissioner of a sanction or administrative penalty under this chapter, a person affected by an order of the commissioner, including a physician or health care provider, may intervene in the proceeding by filing a notice of intervention with the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide an affected person a reasonable period to intervene.
(b) At the time the commissioner notifies a health benefit plan issuer of the issuer's opportunity for a hearing regarding an alleged violation, the commissioner shall notify each affected person of all relevant information regarding the hearing.
(c) A person who intervenes under this section has the rights and powers of a party under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages
Subtitle F - Physicians and Health Care Providers
Chapter 1454 - Equal Health Care for Women
Section 1454.101. Sanctions Authorized
Section 1454.102. Cease and Desist Procedures and Restitution for Attorney's Fees Authorized
Section 1454.103. Administrative Penalties Authorized
Section 1454.104. Amount of Damages
Section 1454.106. Intervention in Proceeding
Section 1454.107. Time for Commissioner's Determination
Section 1454.108. Failure of Commissioner to Make Determination by Order; Action in District Court