1. (a) Prior to obtaining a certificate of authority under Section 534.101, Health and Safety Code (concerning Health Maintenance Organizations Certificate of Authority), an applicant CHMO must comply with each requirement for the issuance of a certificate of authority imposed on a limited health care service plan under the Insurance Code Chapter 20A; Chapter 11 of this title (relating to Health Maintenance Organizations); and applicable insurance laws and regulations of this state.
2. (b) A CHMO with a certificate of authority must comply with all the appropriate requirements that a limited health care service plan must comply with under the Insurance Code, Chapter 20A; Chapter 11 of this title; and applicable insurance laws and regulations of this state to maintain a certificate of authority. A CHMO shall be subject to the same statutes and rules as a limited service HMO and considered a limited service HMO for purposes of regulation and regulatory enforcement.
3. (c) Nothing in this subchapter precludes one or more community centers from forming a nonprofit corporation under Section 5.01, Medical Practice Act (Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to provide services on a risk-sharing or capitated basis as permitted under Article 21.52F Insurance Code.
4. (d) This subchapter does not apply to an activity exempt from regulation under Article 20A.26(f) Insurance Code.

Source Note:The provisions of this §11.2103 adopted to be effective June 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 4242.