{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-848.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 848.055","heading":"EXCEPTIONS.","body":"(a) An organization is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter if the organization holds an appropriate certificate of authority issued under another chapter of this code.\n(b) 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 health care provider engaged in the delivery of health care services other than medical care as part of a health maintenance organization delivery network.\n(c) A medical school, medical and dental unit, or health science center as described by Section 61.003, 61.501, or 74.601, Education Code, is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter to the extent that the medical school, medical and dental unit, or health science center contracts to deliver medical care services within a health care collaborative. This chapter is otherwise applicable to a medical school, medical and dental unit, or health science center.\n(d) An entity licensed under the Health and Safety Code that employs a physician under a specific statutory authority is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter to the extent that the entity contracts to deliver medical care services and health care services within a health care collaborative. This chapter is otherwise applicable to the entity.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 28, 2011.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 848. HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVES","SUBCHAPTER B. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.848.htm#848.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"3ccccf58fd6085e2e601346360b964d6ec3b3bbd351b1269d88305e02dfdc50a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-848.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-848.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}