Sec. 1272.062.  INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DELEGATED ENTITY TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.  (a)  A delegation agreement required by Section 1272.052 must provide that:
(1)  except as provided by Subsection (b), the delegated entity shall make available to the health maintenance organization samples of contracts with physicians and providers to ensure compliance with the contractual requirements described by Sections 1272.054 and 1272.055;  and
(2)  the delegated entity shall provide to the health maintenance organization, in a format usable for audit purposes and not more frequently than quarterly unless otherwise specified in the delegation agreement, the data necessary for the health maintenance organization to comply with the department's reporting requirements with respect to any delegated functions performed under the delegation agreement, including:
(A)  a summary describing the methods, including capitation, fee-for-service, or other risk arrangements, that the delegated entity used to pay the entity's physicians and providers, and including the percentage of physicians and providers paid for each payment category;
(B)  the period that claims and debts for medical services owed by the delegated entity have been pending and the aggregate dollar amount of those claims and debts;
(C)  information to enable the health maintenance organization to file claims for reinsurance, coordination of benefits, and subrogation, if required by the delegation agreement;  and
(D)  documentation, except for information, documents, and deliberations related to peer review that are confidential or privileged under Subchapter A, Chapter 160, Occupations Code, that relates to:
(i)  a regulatory agency's inquiry or investigation of the delegated entity or an individual physician or provider with whom the entity contracts that relates to an enrollee of the health maintenance organization;  and
(ii)  the final resolution of a regulatory agency's inquiry or investigation.
(b)  A delegation agreement may not require a delegated entity to make available to the health maintenance organization contractual provisions relating to financial arrangements with the entity's physicians and providers.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.