Sec. 1501.053. TEXAS HEALTH BENEFITS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. (a) The board of trustees shall employ an executive director. The executive director may hire other employees of the Texas cooperative as necessary.
(b) Salaries for employees of the Texas cooperative and related costs may be paid from administrative fees collected from employers and participating health benefit plan issuers or other sources of funding arranged by the Texas cooperative.
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 G - Health Coverage Availability
Chapter 1501 - Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act
Subchapter B. Coalitions and Cooperatives
Section 1501.052. Texas Health Benefits Purchasing Cooperative; Board of Trustees
Section 1501.054. Regional Subdivisions of Texas Health Benefits Purchasing Cooperative
Section 1501.056. Private Purchasing Cooperatives and Health Group Cooperatives
Section 1501.0575. Voluntary Participation by Issuer in Cooperative
Section 1501.058. Powers and Duties of Cooperatives
Section 1501.0581. Special Provisions Relating to Health Group Cooperatives
Section 1501.0582. Health Group Cooperative: Expedited Approval Process
Section 1501.059. Self-Insured or Self-Funded Plan Prohibited
Section 1501.060. Scope of Group Coverage
Section 1501.062. Cooperative Not Insurer; Agents and Administrators
Section 1501.063. Status as Employer
Section 1501.064. Certain Use of Appropriated Money Prohibited
Section 1501.065. Certain Actions Based on Risk Characteristics or Health Status Prohibited
Section 1501.066. Election to Treat Participating Employers Separately for Rating Purposes