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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited billing practices by certain health care |
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providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 311.0025(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, |
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or health care professional may not: |
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(1) flagrantly overcharge a patient or third party |
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payor for a treatment provided to the patient; or |
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(2) submit to a patient or a third party payor a bill |
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for a treatment that the hospital, facility, or professional knows |
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was not provided or knows was improper, unreasonable, or medically |
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or clinically unnecessary. |
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(b) If the appropriate licensing agency receives a |
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complaint alleging a violation of Subsection (a)(2) [(a)], the |
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agency may audit the billings and patient records of the hospital, |
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treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care |
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professional. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |