Except as provided by Labor Code §504.053(b)(2), concerning
Election:
(1) A person may not operate or perform any act of
a workers' compensation health care network in this state:
(A) unless the person holds a certificate issued under
Insurance Code Chapter 1305, concerning Workers' Compensation Health
Care Networks, and this chapter; or
(B) except in accordance with the specific authorization
of Insurance Code Chapter 1305 or this chapter.
(2) A person, including an insurance carrier, who provides
or arranges to provide workers' compensation health care network services
to injured employees within a service area, must be certified as a
workers' compensation health care network under Insurance Code Chapter
1305 and this chapter.
(3) An entity performing any act of a workers' compensation
health care network may not use in a network's name or in any informational
literature distributed about a network any combination or variation
of the words "workers' compensation," "certified," "managed care,"
or "network" to describe a network that is not certified in accordance
with this chapter.
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