The name application form may be submitted with or at any time prior to submission of the application for certificate of authority, together with a $100 filing fee.

1. (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(s).
2. (2) Organizations making application for a certificate of authority as HMOs or existing HMOs are prohibited from using the following words in its name, contracts, and literature: insurance, casualty, surety, or mutual.
3. (3) A proposed HMO's name application form may be accepted by the commissioner before its basic organizational document is filed with the Office of the Secretary of State. The same exact name must be used with both state agencies.
4. (4) The certificate of authority will not be granted until the name has been accepted.

Source Note:The provisions of this §11.102 adopted to be effective January 1, 1980, 4 TexReg 4615; amended to be effective December 6, 1984, 9 TexReg 6008; amended to be effective November 27, 1987, 12 TexReg 4259; amended to be effective August 17, 1992, 17 TexReg 5352; amended to be effective November 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 11347.