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.
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