Sec. 501.252. ANNUAL CONSUMER REPORT CARDS. (a) The office shall develop and issue annual consumer report cards that identify and compare, on an objective basis, health maintenance organizations in this state. The consumer report cards may be based on information or data from any person, agency, organization, or governmental unit that the office considers reliable.
(b) The office may not endorse or recommend a specific health maintenance organization or plan, or subjectively rate or rank health maintenance organizations or plans, other than through comparison and evaluation of objective criteria.
(c) The office shall provide a copy of any consumer report card on request on payment of a reasonable fee.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle A - Public Insurance Counsel
Chapter 501 - Office of Public Insurance Counsel
Subchapter F. Duties Relating to Health Maintenance Organizations
Section 501.251. Comparison of Health Maintenance Organizations
Section 501.252. Annual Consumer Report Cards