{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 843.151","heading":"RULES.","body":"The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules as necessary and proper to:\n(1) implement this chapter and Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, and Chapters 1271 and 1272, including rules to:\n(A) prescribe authorized investments for a health maintenance organization for all investments not otherwise addressed in this chapter;\n(B) ensure that enrollees have adequate access to health care services; and\n(C) establish minimum physician-to-patient ratios, mileage requirements for primary and specialty care, maximum travel time, and maximum waiting time for obtaining an appointment; and\n(2) meet the requirements of federal law and regulations.\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.039, 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 E. REGULATION OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.843.htm#843.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"ec2e82030e3e59c2ec7612233478ae9c6187d35ce4e69ba62aae802f314a38a0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.113","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}