Sec. 4151.104. NOTICE OF USE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SERVICES. (a) If an insurer, plan, or plan sponsor uses the services of an administrator, the administrator shall give written notice to each insured and injured employee of the administrator's identity and the relationship among the administrator and the insurer, plan, or plan sponsor and the insured and injured employee. The insurer, plan, or plan sponsor must approve the notice before the notice is distributed.
(b) An administrator administering workers' compensation claims may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) by including the notice as part of, or in conjunction with, the notice required under Section 406.005(c), Labor Code.
(c) An administrator who fails to provide notice as required by Subsection (a) is subject to an administrative penalty in the manner provided by Chapter 84.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1176 (H.B. 472), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2007.