Sec. 843.407. RECEIVERSHIP AND DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS. (a) In addition to all other remedies available by law, if the commissioner believes that a health maintenance organization or another person is insolvent or does not maintain the net worth required under Sections 843.403, 843.4031, and 843.404, the commissioner may bring an action in a Travis County district court to be named receiver in accordance with Section 843.157 and Chapter 443.
(b) The court may:
(1) find that a receiver should take charge of the assets of the health maintenance organization; and
(2) name the commissioner as the receiver of the health maintenance organization in accordance with Section 843.157 and Chapter 443.
(c) The operations and business of a health maintenance organization represent the business of insurance for purposes of Section 843.157 and Chapters 441 and 443.
(d) Exclusive venue of receivership and delinquency proceedings for a health maintenance organization is in Travis County.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.051, eff. April 1, 2009.
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