Sec. 843.052.  LAWS RELATING TO SOLICITATION OR ADVERTISING.  (a)  Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization or its representative or agent does not violate a law relating to solicitation or advertising by a physician or provider.
(b)  The provision of factually accurate information by a health maintenance organization or its personnel to prospective enrollees regarding coverage, rates, location and hours of service, and names of affiliated institutions, physicians, and providers does not violate any law relating to solicitation or advertising by a physician or provider.  The provision of that information with respect to a physician or provider may not be contrary to or in conflict with any law or ethical provision regulating the practice of a practitioner of any professional service provided through or in connection with the physician or provider.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.