# 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.1603: 28 TAC § 7.1603. Certificate of Authority Required

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## Section

- **Citation:** 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.1603
- **Heading:** 28 TAC § 7.1603. Certificate of Authority Required
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 28 INSURANCE / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE / Chapter 7 CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL REGULATION / 28 TAC § 7.1603

## Text

(a) Unless a person meets an exemption under Insurance
 Code §§4151.002, concerning Exemptions, 4151.004, concerning
 Applicability to Certain Insurers and Health Maintenance Organizations,
 or 4151.0021, concerning Applicability to Certain Processing Agents,
 a person acting as or holding themselves out as an administrator must
 hold a certificate of authority under Insurance Code Chapter 4151,
 concerning Third-Party Administrators.
(b) An administrator contractor and an administrator
 subcontractor must hold a certificate of authority under Insurance
 Code Chapter 4151.

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