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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by |
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certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 327.001(7), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(7) "Facility" means a hospital, freestanding |
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emergency medical care facility, urgent care or retail clinic, |
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outpatient clinic, birthing center, ambulatory surgical center, or |
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other facility that is licensed to provide health care services in |
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this state [licensed under Chapter 241]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 327.008(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a |
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facility [in accordance with Chapter 241] if the facility fails to: |
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(1) respond to the commission's request to submit a |
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corrective action plan; or |
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(2) comply with the requirements of a corrective |
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action plan submitted to the commission. |
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SECTION 3. A health care facility required to disclose |
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billing information under Chapter 327, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, shall disclose the information in accordance |
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with that chapter not later than August 31, 2029. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |