Texas Insurance Code
§ 848.052 — FORMATION AND GOVERNANCE OF HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE
IN § 848.052Title 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES · Part C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES · Ch. 848. HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVES · Art. B. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
Statute text
View on source(a)A health care collaborative is governed by a board of directors.
(b)The person who establishes a health care collaborative shall appoint an initial board of directors. Each member of the initial board serves a term of not more than 18 months. Subsequent members of the board shall be elected to serve two-year terms by physicians and health care providers who participate in the health care collaborative as provided by this section. The board shall elect a chair from among its members.
(c)If the participants in a health care collaborative are all physicians, each member of the board of directors must be an individual physician who is a participant in the health care collaborative. (c-1) If the participants in a health care collaborative are all rural hospitals, each member of the board of directors must be a representative of a participant.
(d)If the participants in a health care collaborative are both physicians and other health care providers, the board of directors must consist of:
(1)an even number of members who are individual physicians, selected by physicians who participate in the health care collaborative;
(2)a number of members equal to the number of members under Subdivision (1) who represent health care providers, one of whom is an individual physician, selected by health care providers who participate in the health care collaborative; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3934), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.