Sec. 848.108. DELEGATION AGREEMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a health care collaborative that enters into a delegation agreement described by Section 1272.001 is subject to the requirements of Chapter 1272 in the same manner as a health maintenance organization. (b) Section 1272.301 does not apply to a delegation agreement entered into by a health care collaborative. (c) A health care collaborative may enter into a delegation agreement with an entity licensed under Chapter 841 , 842 , or 883 if the delegation agreement assigns to the entity responsibility for: (1) a function regulated by: (A) Chapter 222 ; (B) Chapter 841 ; (C) Chapter 842 ; (D) Chapter 883 ; (E) Chapter 1272 ; (F) Chapter 1301 ; (G) Chapter 4201 ; (H) Section 1367.053 ; or (I) Subchapter A , Chapter 1507 ; or (2) another function specified by commissioner rule. (d) A health care collaborative that enters into a delegation agreement under this section shall maintain reserves and capital in addition to the amounts required under Chapter 1272 , in an amount and form determined by rule of the commissioner to be necessary for the liabilities and risks assumed by the health care collaborative. (e) A health care collaborative that enters into a delegation agreement under this section is subject to Chapters 404 , 441 , and 443 and is considered to be an insurer for purposes of those chapters.
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