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TITLE 28 - INSURANCE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 11 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
SUBCHAPTER B - NAME APPLICATION PROCEDURE
SECTION/RULE §11.102 - Information Required
Chapter Review Date 05/05/2022

The name application form may be submitted with or at any time before submitting the application for certificate of authority, together with a $100 filing fee.(1) The name, address, and title or relationship to the proposed HMO of each organizer must be shown on the name application form, along with the same information about any affiliated organization.(2) An organization applying for a certificate of authority as an HMO or an existing HMO is prohibited from using the following words in its name, contracts, or literature: "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual."(3) A name application form may be accepted by the commissioner before the proposed HMO's basic organizational document is filed with the Texas secretary of state. Applicants must use the same exact name when filing with the commissioner and the secretary of state.(4) A certificate of authority will not be granted until the name has been accepted.

Source Note: The provisions of this §11.102 adopted to be effective August 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 2169.

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