Certificate of Authority Requirement: Applicability To Physicians and Providers

Sec. 843.073. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIREMENT: APPLICABILITY TO PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS. (a) A person is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter to the extent that the person is: (1) a physician engaged in the delivery of medical care; or (2) a provider engaged in the delivery of health care services other than medical care as part of a health maintenance organization delivery network. (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: (1) Section 1367.053; (2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1452; (3) Subchapter B, Chapter 1507; (4) Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization; and (5) Chapters 1271 and 1272. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.035, eff. April 1, 2009.