{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.073","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 843.073","heading":"CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIREMENT: APPLICABILITY TO PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS.","body":"(a) A person is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter to the extent that the person is:\n(1) a physician engaged in the delivery of medical care; or\n(2) a provider engaged in the delivery of health care services other than medical care as part of a health maintenance organization delivery network.\n(b) Except as provided by Section 843.101 or 843.318(a), a physician or provider that employs or enters into a contractual arrangement with a provider or group of providers to provide basic or limited health care services or a single health care service is subject to this chapter and the following provisions and is required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter:\n(1) Section 1367.053;\n(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1452;\n(3) Subchapter B, Chapter 1507;\n(4) Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization; and\n(5) Chapters 1271 and 1272.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.035, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 843. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.843.htm#843.073","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7139d56cdb07494862710ecce53fbcd84a965b7bc92391038330fabc923a3a14","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.072","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}