The trustee may not contract for or provide a health coverage plan that excludes from participation in the network a general hospital that:
(1) is located in the geographical service area or areas of the health coverage plan that includes a county that:
(A) has a population of at least 100,000 and not more than 233,500; and
(B) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, as that term is defined in Section 2056.002(e), Government Code; and
(2) agrees to provide medical and health care services under the plan subject to the same terms as other hospital providers under the plan.