Sec. 1501.057. IMMUNITY. (a) The Texas cooperative or a member of the board of trustees, the executive director, or an employee or agent of the Texas cooperative is not liable for:
(1) an act performed in good faith in the execution of duties in connection with the cooperative; or
(2) an independent action of a small employer health benefit plan issuer or a person who provides health care services under a health benefit plan.
(b) A private purchasing cooperative, a health group cooperative, or a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an employee or agent of the private purchasing or health group cooperative is not liable for:
(1) an act performed in good faith in the execution of duties in connection with the private purchasing or health group cooperative; or
(2) an independent action of a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer or a person who provides health care services under a health benefit plan.
(c) A health group cooperative or a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an employee or agent of the health group cooperative is not liable for failure to arrange for coverage of any particular illness, disease, or health condition.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.050(c), eff. September 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