Sec. 102.005.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.  Section 102.001 does not apply to:
(1)  a licensed insurer;
(2)  a governmental entity, including:
(A)  an intergovernmental risk pool established under Chapter 172, Local Government Code; and
(B)  a system as defined by Section 1601.003, Insurance Code;
(3)  a group hospital service corporation;
(4)  a health maintenance organization that reimburses, provides, offers to provide, or administers hospital, medical, dental, or other health-related benefits under a health benefits plan for which it is the payor; or
(5)  a health care collaborative certified under Chapter 848, Insurance Code.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.542, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 28, 2011.