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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accreditation requirements for certain workers' |
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compensation health care networks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1305, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1305.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1305.0061. NATIONAL ACCREDITATION REQUIRED. (a) In |
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this section, "URAC" means the Utilization Review Accreditation |
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Commission, also known as the American Accreditation Healthcare |
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Commission. |
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(b) An insurance carrier that establishes or contracts with |
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a network certified under this chapter to provide health care |
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services under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act must present |
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evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the network is |
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URAC-accredited or accredited by a similar national organization |
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recognized by the commissioner. |
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SECTION 2. An insurance carrier that establishes or |
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contracts with a workers' compensation health care network must |
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comply with Section 1305.0061, Insurance Code, as added by this |
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Act, not later than January 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |