{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-845.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 845.201","heading":"RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.","body":"(a) The system is designed to protect and enhance the rural health care delivery system by:\n(1) establishing a statewide rural health care network;\n(2) supporting funding to rural communities;\n(3) enabling administrative simplification for the benefit of rural providers that participate in various health care plans; and\n(4) ensuring the inclusion of consumer-oriented attributes considered important to a successful health care organization.\n(b) The attributes described by Subsection (a)(4) include:\n(1) consideration of patient rights;\n(2) preservation of patient rights;\n(3) preservation of the provider-patient relationship;\n(4) emphasis on prevention and wellness;\n(5) an appropriate credentialing and peer review program; and\n(6) emphasis on quality improvement and disease management.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.218(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 845. STATEWIDE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER E. GOALS OF SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.845.htm#845.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"25a47d9781ac02b4c9865870a86befba1730b9c55b6b350d063da152bdd1e439","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-845.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-845.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}