Sec. 609.712. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED VENDOR    


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  • (a) A plan administrator shall develop and implement criteria and procedures for evaluating a vendor's application to become a qualified vendor.

    (b) A plan administrator may not approve a vendor's application if the vendor is:

    (1) a state or national bank or savings and loan association, the deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

    (2) a credit union, the deposits of which are not insured by the National Credit Union Administration Board; or

    (3) an insurance company that:

    (A) is not a member of the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; or

    (B) is an impaired or insolvent insurer under Chapter 463, Insurance Code.

    (c) On written request, the Texas Department of Insurance shall certify in writing to a plan administrator whether an insurance company is prohibited from being approved as a qualified vendor under Subsection (b)(3). The plan administrator may rely on the certification.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 , Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2011.