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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 843.154. Fees

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commissioner shall, within the limits prescribed by this section, prescribe the fees to be charged under this section.

(b) Except for fees collected under Subsections (e) and (f), fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(b-1) A fee collected under Subsection (e) or (f) shall be deposited to the credit of the account described by Section 401.156(a).

(c) A health maintenance organization shall pay to the commissioner a fee in an amount not to exceed:

(1) $18,000 for filing and review of its original application for a certificate of authority;

(2) $200 for filing of an evidence of coverage that requires approval;  and

(3) $100 for a filing that is required by rule but does not require approval.

(d) A health maintenance organization shall pay to the comptroller a fee in an amount not to exceed $500 for filing of an annual report under Section 843.155.

(e) A health maintenance organization shall pay to the commissioner a fee, in an amount certified by the commissioner to be just and reasonable, for the expenses of all examinations of health maintenance organizations made on behalf of the state by the commissioner or under the commissioner's authority.

(f) A health maintenance organization shall pay to the commissioner a fee in an amount assessed by the commissioner and paid in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner for the expenses of an examination under Section 843.156(a) that:

(1) are incurred by the commissioner or under the commissioner's authority;  and

(2) are directly attributable to that examination, including the actual salaries and expenses of the examiners directly attributable to that examination, as determined under rules adopted by the commissioner.

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