{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1467.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.052","heading":"MEDIATOR QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to qualify for an appointment as a mediator under this subchapter a person must have completed at least 40 classroom hours of training in dispute resolution techniques in a course conducted by an alternative dispute resolution organization or other dispute resolution organization approved by the commissioner.\n(b) A person not qualified under Subsection (a) may be appointed as a mediator on agreement of the parties.\n(c) A person may not act as mediator for a claim settlement dispute if the person has been employed by, consulted for, or otherwise had a business relationship with a health benefit plan issuer or administrator or a physician, health care practitioner, or other health care provider during the three years immediately preceding the request for mediation.\n(d) The commissioner shall immediately terminate the approval of a mediator who no longer meets the requirements under this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter to serve as a mediator.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2256), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 100 (S.B. 507), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE F. PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS","CHAPTER 1467. OUT-OF-NETWORK CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION","SUBCHAPTER B. MANDATORY MEDIATION FOR OUT-OF-NETWORK FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1467.htm#1467.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"da43b7690e8e5f4afeb0fb0585dc894c42b9a34fca677620809a847b78f318af","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1467.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1467.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}