{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-544.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 544.004","heading":"ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.","body":"(a) A health maintenance organization or legal entity engaged in the business of insurance that is found to be in violation of or to have failed to comply with this subchapter is subject to the sanctions provided by Chapter 82 or administrative penalties authorized under Chapter 84.\n(b) In addition to the procedures provided by Subsection (a), the commissioner may use the cease and desist procedures authorized by Chapter 83.\n(c) It is not a defense to an action of the commissioner under this section that the contract giving rise to the alleged violation was entered into before August 28, 1995.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.012(a), eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 544. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BY AN INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.544.htm#544.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a077970bae1d3c513c08ceae978a6534d63b6f0924a8214587d6cd76289f72b9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-544.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-544.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}