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TX Ins Code § 562.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter C. Regulation of Practices|Section 562.101. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Prohibited

Sec. 562.101.  UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES PROHIBITED.  A person may not engage in this state in a trade practice that is defined in this chapter as or determined under this chapter to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of discount health care programs.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter C. Regulation of Practices|Section 562.102. Prohibited Content of Certain Discount Health Care Program Advertising, Solicitation, or Marketing

Sec. 562.102.  PROHIBITED CONTENT OF CERTAIN DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ADVERTISING, SOLICITATION, OR MARKETING.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, it is unlawful for a program operator or marketer to advertise, solicit, or market a discount health care program containing the words "approved by the Texas Department of Insurance" or words with a similar meaning.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter C. Regulation of Practices|Section 562.104. Marketing of Program

Sec. 562.104.  MARKETING OF PROGRAM.  (a)  A program operator may market directly or contract with marketers for the distribution of the program operator's discount health care programs.(b)  A program operator shall enter into a written contract with a marketer before the marketer begins marketing, promoting, selling, or distributing the program operator's discount health care program.  The contract must prohibit the marketer from using an advertisement, solicitation, or other marketing material or a discount card that has not been approved in advance and in writing by the program operator.(c)  A program operator must approve in writing before their use all advertisements, solicitations, or other marketing materials and all discount cards used by marketers to market, promote, sell, or distribute the discount health care program.(d)  Each advertisement, solicitation, or marketing material of a discount health care program must clearly and conspicuously state that the discount health care program is not insurance.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter C. Regulation of Practices|Section 562.105. Contract Requirements

Sec. 562.105.  CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A program operator shall contract, directly or indirectly, with a provider offering discounted health care services or products under the discount health care program.  The written contract must contain all of the following provisions:(1)  a description of the discounts to be provided to a member;(2)  a provision prohibiting the provider from charging a member more than the discounted rate agreed to in the written agreement with the provider; and(3)  a provision requiring the provider to promptly notify the program operator if the provider no longer participates in the program or  loses the authority to provide services or products.(b)  The program operator may not charge or receive from a provider any fee or other compensation for entering into the agreement.(c)  If the program operator contracts with a network of providers, the program operator shall obtain written assurance from the network that:(1)  the network has a written agreement with each network provider that includes a discounted rate that is applicable to a program operator's discount health care program and contains all of the terms described in Subsection (a); and(2)  the network is authorized to obligate the network providers to provide services to members of the discount health care program.(d)  The program operator shall require the network to:(1)  maintain and provide the program operator on a monthly basis an up-to-date list of providers in the network; and(2)  promptly remove a provider from its network if the provider no longer participates or loses the authority to provide services or products.(e)  The program operator shall maintain a copy of each written agreement the program operator has with a provider or a network for at least two years following termination of the agreement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter C. Regulation of Practices|Section 562.106. Submission of Materials

Sec. 562.106.  SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS.  If the commissioner reasonably believes that a program operator or a marketer may not be operating in compliance with this chapter, the commissioner by order may require the program operator or the marketer to submit to the commissioner any advertisement, solicitation, or marketing material, disclosure material, discount card, agreement, or other document requested by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Redesignated from Insurance Code, Section 561.106 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(40), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 562.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.151. Examination and Investigation

Sec. 562.151.  EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION.  The department may examine and investigate the affairs of a person engaged in the business of discount health care programs in this state to determine whether the person:(1)  has or is engaged in an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by this chapter; or(2)  has violated Subchapter B or C.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.152. Statement of Charges; Notice of Hearing

Sec. 562.152.  STATEMENT OF CHARGES;  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  When the department has reason to believe that a person engaged in the business of discount health care programs in this state has engaged or is engaging in this state in an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice defined by Subchapter B or has violated Subchapter B or C and that a proceeding by the department regarding the charges is in the interest of the public, the department shall issue and serve on the person:(1)  a statement of the charges;  and(2)  a notice of the hearing on the charges, including the time and place for the hearing.(b)  The department may not hold the hearing before the sixth day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a)(2) is served.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.153. Hearing

Sec. 562.153.  HEARING.  A person against whom charges are made under Section 562.152 is entitled at the hearing on the charges to have an opportunity to be heard and show cause why the department should not issue an order requiring the person to cease and desist from:(1)  performing the unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice described in the charges; or(2)  violating Subchapter B or C.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.154. Hearing Procedures

Sec. 562.154.  HEARING PROCEDURES.  (a)  Nothing in this chapter requires the observance of formal rules of pleading or evidence at a hearing under this subchapter.(b)  At a hearing under this subchapter, the department, on a showing of good cause, shall permit any person to intervene, appear, and be heard by counsel or in person.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.155. Record of Hearing

Sec. 562.155.  RECORD OF HEARING.  (a)  At a hearing under this subchapter, the department may, and at the request of a party to the hearing shall, make a record of the proceedings and the evidence presented at the hearing.(b)  If the department does not make a record and a person seeks judicial review of the decision made at the hearing, the department shall prepare a statement of the evidence and proceeding for use on review.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.156. Compliance With Subpoena

Sec. 562.156.  COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA.  (a)  If a person refuses to comply with a subpoena issued in connection with a hearing under this subchapter or refuses to testify with respect to a matter about which the person may be lawfully interrogated, on application of the department, a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the person resides may order the person to comply with the subpoena or testify.(b)  A court may punish as contempt a person's failure to obey an order under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.157. Determination of Violation

Sec. 562.157.  DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION.  After a hearing under this subchapter to determine whether a person has engaged in an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by this chapter, the department shall determine whether:(1)  the method of competition or the act or practice considered in the hearing is defined as:(A)  an unfair method of competition or deceptive act or practice under Subchapter B; or(B)  a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code; and(2)  the person against whom the charges were made engaged in the method of competition or act or practice in violation of:(A)  this chapter; or(B)  Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, as specified in Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.158. Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 562.158.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  On determining that a person committed a violation described by Section 562.157 or committed a violation of Subchapter B or C, the department shall:(1)  make written findings; and(2)  issue and serve on the person an order requiring the person to cease and desist from engaging in the method of competition or act or practice determined to be a violation or the violation of Subchapter B or C, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.159. Modification or Setting Aside of Order

Sec. 562.159.  MODIFICATION OR SETTING ASIDE OF ORDER.  On the notice and in the manner the department determines proper, the department may modify or set aside wholly or partly a cease and desist order issued under Section 562.158 at any time before a petition appealing the order is filed in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 36.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.160. Administrative Penalty for Violation of Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 562.160.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  A person who violates a cease and desist order issued under Section 562.158 is subject to an administrative penalty under Chapter 84.(b)  In determining whether a person has violated a cease and desist order, the department shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to ensure compliance with the order.(c)  An administrative penalty imposed under this section may not exceed:(1)  $1,000 for each violation; or(2)  $5,000 for all violations.(d)  An order of the department imposing an administrative penalty under this section applies only to a violation of the cease and desist order committed before the date the order imposing the penalty is issued.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter D. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Enforcement; Sanctions and Penalties|Section 562.161. Civil Penalty for Violation of Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 562.161.  CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  A person who is found by a court to have violated a cease and desist order issued under Section 562.158 is liable to the state for a penalty.  The state may recover the penalty in a civil action.(b)  The penalty may not exceed $50 unless the court finds the violation to be wilful, in which case the penalty may not exceed $500.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 562.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General|Section 562.201. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 562.201.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  The attorney general may bring an action under this section if the attorney general has reason to believe that:(1)  a person engaged in the business of discount health care programs in this state is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in an act or practice defined as unlawful under:(A)  this chapter; or(B)  Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code; and(2)  the action is in the public interest.(b)  The attorney general may bring the action in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction the person's use of the method, act, or practice.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.|
TX Ins Code § 562.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General|Section 562.202. Venue for Injunctive Action

Sec. 562.202.  VENUE FOR INJUNCTIVE ACTION.  An action for an injunction under this subchapter may be commenced in a district court in:(1)  the county in which the person against whom the action is brought:(A)  resides;(B)  has the person's principal place of business; or(C)  is engaging in business;(2)  the county in which the transaction or a substantial portion of the transaction occurred; or(3)  Travis County.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.|
TX Ins Code § 562.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General|Section 562.203. Issuance of Injunction

Sec. 562.203.  ISSUANCE OF INJUNCTION.  (a)  The court may issue an appropriate temporary or permanent injunction.(b)  The court shall issue the injunction without bond.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.|
TX Ins Code § 562.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General|Section 562.204. Civil Penalty

Sec. 562.204.  CIVIL PENALTY.  In addition to requesting a temporary or permanent injunction under Section 562.201, the attorney general may request a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for each violation on a finding by the court that the defendant has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice defined as unlawful under this chapter or Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.|
TX Ins Code § 562.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General|Section 562.205. Compensation or Restoration

Sec. 562.205.  COMPENSATION OR RESTORATION.  The court may make an additional order or judgment as necessary to compensate an identifiable person for actual damages or for restoration of money or property that may have been acquired by means of an enjoined act or practice.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.|
TX Ins Code § 562.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests|Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices|Chapter 562 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Regarding Discount Health Care Programs|Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General|Section 562.206. Civil Penalty for Violation of Injunction

Sec. 562.206.  CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION.  (a)  A person who violates an injunction issued under this subchapter is liable for and shall pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.(b)  The attorney general may, in the name of the state, petition the court for recovery of the civil penalty against the person who violates the injunction.(c)  The court shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to ensure compliance with the injunction in determining whether a person has violated an injunction.(d)  The court issuing the injunction retains jurisdiction and the cause is continued for the purpose of assessing a civil penalty under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.|