Sec. 845.201.  RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.  (a)  The system is designed to protect and enhance the rural health care delivery system by:
(1)  establishing a statewide rural health care network;
(2)  supporting funding to rural communities;
(3)  enabling administrative simplification for the benefit of rural providers that participate in various health care plans;  and
(4)  ensuring the inclusion of consumer-oriented attributes considered important to a successful health care organization.
(b)  The attributes described by Subsection (a)(4) include:
(1)  consideration of patient rights;
(2)  preservation of patient rights;
(3)  preservation of the provider-patient relationship;
(4)  emphasis on prevention and wellness;
(5)  an appropriate credentialing and peer review program;  and
(6)  emphasis on quality improvement and disease management.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.218(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.