Sec. 843.403. MINIMUM NET WORTH. (a) A health maintenance organization authorized to provide basic health care services shall maintain a minimum net worth of $1.5 million.
(b) A health maintenance organization authorized to provide limited health care services shall maintain a minimum net worth of $1 million.
(c) A health maintenance organization authorized to offer only a single health care service plan shall maintain a minimum net worth of $500,000.
(d) The minimum net worth required by this section may consist only of:
(1) money of the United States;
(2) bonds of this state;
(3) bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the United States that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States; or
(4) bonds or other interest-bearing evidences of indebtedness of a county or municipality of this state.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities
Subtitle C - Life, Health, and Accident Insurers and Related Entities
Chapter 843 - Health Maintenance Organizations
Subchapter L. Financial Regulation of Health Maintenance Organizations
Section 843.401. Fiduciary Responsibility
Section 843.402. Officers' and Employees' Bond
Section 843.403. Minimum Net Worth
Section 843.404. Additional Net Worth Requirements
Section 843.405. Deposit With Comptroller
Section 843.406. Hazardous Financial Condition
Section 843.407. Receivership and Delinquency Proceedings
Section 843.408. Insolvency and Allocation to Other Health Maintenance Organizations