Bill Text: TX HB2501 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB2501 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB2501-Introduced.html

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By: Phillips H.B. No. 2501

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency
medical transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. S
ection 1954.001(4), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(4) "Transportation network company" means a
corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity
operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect a
transportation network company rider to a transportation network
company driver for a prearranged ride. [The term does not include an
entity arranging nonemergency medical transportation under a
contract with the state or a managed care organization for
individuals qualifying for Medicaid or Medicare.]
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.