Sec. 843.403.  MINIMUM NET WORTH.  (a)  A health maintenance organization authorized to provide basic health care services shall maintain a minimum net worth of $1.5 million.
(b)  A health maintenance organization authorized to provide limited health care services shall maintain a minimum net worth of $1 million.
(c)  A health maintenance organization authorized to offer only a single health care service plan shall maintain a minimum net worth of $500,000.
(d)  The minimum net worth required by this section may consist only of:
(1)  money of the United States;
(2)  bonds of this state;
(3)  bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the United States that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States;  or
(4)  bonds or other interest-bearing evidences of indebtedness of a county or municipality of this state.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.