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TITLE 28INSURANCE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 11HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
SUBCHAPTER AADELEGATED ENTITIES
RULE §11.2605Delegation Agreements - Information to be Provided by HMO to Delegated Entity

(a) An HMO must provide to each delegated entity with which the HMO has a delegation agreement, at least monthly unless otherwise stated in the agreement and provided in standard electronic format agreed to by the parties, the following information:

  (1) the name and either the date of birth or social security number of each enrollee of the HMO who is eligible or assigned to receive health care from the delegated entity, including the enrollees added and terminated since the previous reporting period;

  (2) the age, sex, evidence of coverage, and any riders to that evidence of coverage, and, if applicable, the name of the employer, for the enrollees of the HMO who are eligible or assigned to receive health care from the delegated entity;

  (3) a summary of the number and amount of claims paid by the HMO on behalf of the delegated entity during the previous reporting period; provided that an HMO is not prevented from providing, on request, additional nonproprietary information regarding the claims if the HMO pays any claims for the delegated entity;

  (4) a summary of the number and amount of pharmacy prescriptions paid for each enrollee for which the delegated entity has taken partial risk during the previous reporting period, provided that an HMO is not prevented from providing, on request, additional nonproprietary information regarding the claims, if the HMO pays any claims for the delegated entity;

  (5) information that is needed by the delegated entity to file claims for reinsurance, coordination of benefits, and subrogation; and

  (6) patient complaint data that relates to the delegated entity.

(b) An HMO must provide to each delegated entity with which the HMO has a delegation agreement the following information, as applicable, provided in standard electronic format agreed to by the parties at least quarterly unless otherwise stated in the agreement:

  (1) detailed risk-pool data, reported quarterly and on settlement, sufficient to allow the delegated entity to adequately monitor its position in the risk pool; and

  (2) the percent of premium attributable to hospital or facility costs, if hospital or facility costs impact the delegated entity's costs and, if there are changes in hospital or facility contracts with the HMO, the projected impact of those changes on the percent of premium attributable to hospital and facility costs within 30 days of the changes.


Source Note: The provisions of this §11.2605 adopted to be effective August 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 2169

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