# Tex. Insurance Code § 843.005: USE OF INSURANCE-RELATED TERMS BY HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 843.005
- **Heading:** USE OF INSURANCE-RELATED TERMS BY HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.005

## Text

A health maintenance organization that is not authorized as an insurer may not use in its name, contracts, or literature the word "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual," or any other words that are:

(1) descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

(2) deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurer or surety corporation engaging in business in this state.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.001 § 843.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.002 § 843.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.003 § 843.003. POWERS OF INSURERS AND GROUP HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.004 § 843.004. GOVERNING BODY OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.004.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.005 § 843.005. USE OF INSURANCE-RELATED TERMS BY HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.005.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.006 § 843.006. PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.006.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.007 § 843.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.007.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.008 § 843.008. COSTS OF ADMINISTERING HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LAWS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.008.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.009 § 843.009. APPEALS; JUDICIAL REVIEW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.009.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.010 § 843.010. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO GOVERNMENTAL HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.010.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.051 § 843.051. APPLICABILITY OF INSURANCE AND GROUP HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION LAWS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.051.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.052 § 843.052. LAWS RELATING TO SOLICITATION OR ADVERTISING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.052.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.053 § 843.053. LAWS RELATING TO RESTRAINT OF TRADE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.053.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 843.054 § 843.054. LAWS REQUIRING CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY OR SERVICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C843_S843.054.md)

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