Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
Each health organization certified under the Act, §
162.001(b), shall file with the board a biennial report in September of each
odd numbered year if certified in an odd numbered year, and in September of
each even numbered year if certified in an even numbered year, and the biennial
report shall include:
(1) Biennial
Identification Statement. A statement signed and verified by the chief
executive officer:
(A) indicating the name and
mailing address of the health organization;
(B) indicating the names and mailing
addresses of all members or that there are no members;
(C) indicating the names and mailing
addresses of all officers;
(D)
indicating the names and mailing addresses of all directors; and
(E) disclosing any changes in the composition
of the board of directors since the last biennial report.
(2) Biennial Document Statement. A statement
signed and verified by the chief executive officer attaching a copy of the
current certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the health organization if
not already on file with the board and indicating:
(A) whether or not the by-laws or articles of
incorporation of the health organization have been revised since the last
biennial report;
(B) whether or not
such revisions, if any, were recommended or approved by the board of directors;
and
(C) a concise explanation of
such revisions, if any.
(3) Biennial Director Statements. Statements
signed and verified by each current director indicating that:
(A) such director is licensed by the
board;
(B) such director is
actively engaged in the practice of medicine and has no restrictions on his or
her Texas medical license;
(C) such
director will, as a director, exercise independent judgment in all matters and,
specifically, matters relating to credentialing, quality assurance, utilization
review, peer review, and the practice of medicine;
(D) such director will, as a director,
exercise best efforts to cause the health organization to comply with all
relevant provisions of the Act and the Rules;
(E) such director will, as a director,
immediately report to the board any action or event which such director
reasonably and in good faith believes constitutes a violation or attempted
violation of such Act or the Rules; and
(F) such director has disclosed within such
director's statement the identity of all of such director's financial
relationships, if any, of the type described in §
177.4(2)(E)
of this title (relating to Applications for Certification as a 162.001(b)
Health Organization) and provided a concise explanation of the nature of each
such financial relationship within such director's statement.
(4) Biennial Compliance Statement.
A statement signed and verified by the chief executive officer indicating that
the Health Organization is in compliance with the requirements for
certification and continued certification as required by the provisions of the
Act and the Rules.
(5) Biennial Fee
Payment. A fee in the amount and form specified by §
175.2
of this title (relating to Registration and Renewal Fees).
