28 Tex. Admin. Code § 24.3 - Principles
A discount health care program operator shall:
(1) comply with all applicable statutes of
the State of Texas and with all applicable department rules, including Chapter
1, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Effect of Criminal Conduct); Chapter
19, Subchapter Q of this title (relating to Discount Health Care Program
Registration); §
19.802 of this title (relating to
Amount of Fees); and Chapter 21, Subchapter B, Division 2 of this title
(relating to Discount Health Care Program Advertising);
(2) lawfully conduct its business with
integrity and diligence;
(3)
organize and control its affairs responsibly and effectively, with adequate
risk management systems;
(4)
maintain adequate financial resources to enable it to satisfy its obligations
as they are incurred or become due;
(5) pay due regard to the interests of its
prospective members, members, and providers by treating them fairly;
(6) pay due regard to the information needs
of its prospective members, members, and providers by communicating information
to them in a way that is clear, fair, and not misleading;
(7) manage conflicts fairly, between, as
applicable:
(A) the discount health care
program operator and its members;
(B) the discount health care program operator
and its providers; and
(C) members
and providers; and
(8)
interact with the commissioner in an open and cooperative way and promptly
disclose to the commissioner any significant information relating to its
ability to continue as a going concern or as a registered discount health care
program operator and to its continued financial stability.
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