Tex. Codes » Insurance Code · TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES · SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 1551. TEXAS EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT
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Tex. Ins. Code § 1551.056 (2026)

Independent Administrator

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Sec. 1551.056. INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board of trustees may, on a competitive bid basis, contract with an entity to act for the board as an independent administrator or manager of the coverages, services, and benefits authorized under this chapter.

(b) The entity must be a qualified, experienced firm of group insurance specialists or an administering firm and shall assist the board of trustees in ensuring the proper administration of this chapter and the coverages, services, and benefits provided for or authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board of trustees shall pay an independent administrator selected under this section.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2016 · leading case: Employees Ret. Sys. of Texas v. Duenez, 288 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. 2009).
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Employees Ret. Sys. of Texas v. Duenez, 288 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. 2009). · cites it 2× “Conclusion For the reasons discussed above, I conclude that the Legislature has granted ERS exclusive jurisdiction over this subrogation dispute.”
Eva Diane Trejo v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees Ret. Sys. of Texas & Fort Dearborn Life Ins. Co., No. 03-14-00060-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 6, 2016). “” 13 See Tex. Ins. Code § 1551.056 (authorizing Board to “contract with an entity to act for the board as an independent administrator or manager of the coverages, services, and benefits authorized under this chapter”).”
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