| (a) The board shall certify a Non-Profit Health Organization
in accordance with §162.001(b) of the Act upon:
(1) submission of the required application and supporting
documentation;
(2) the board's receipt of the $2,500 non-refundable
application fee; and
(3) verification by the board that the organization
meets the requirements of §162.001(b) of the Act, including the
requisite number of Board of Directors in accordance with Title 2, §22.204
of the Texas Business Organizations Code.
(b) The board shall certify a Non-Profit Health Organization
to contract with or employ physicians in accordance with §162.001(c)
or (c-4) of the Act upon:
(1) submission of the required application and supporting
documentation; and
(2) verification by the board that the organization
meets the requirements for certification under the Act.
(c) A certified Non-Profit Health Organization must
file a biennial report with the board in accordance with §162.006
of the Act. The board shall renew the certification of a Non-Profit
Health Organization upon:
(1) submission of the required biennial report, recertification
application and supporting documentation
(2) the board's receipt of the $1,125 non-refundable
biennial application fee, except those certified under §162.001(c)
or (c-4) do not pay a fee; and
(3) verification by the board that the organization
meets the requirements for recertification under the Act.
(d) The failure of a certified health organization
to timely submit a biennial report and/or required renewal fee within
90 days of its due date may result in decertification.
(e) If a certified health organization has been decertified,
it will be required to submit a new application for certification
in accordance with Chapter 162 of the Act.
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