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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for expedited credentialing of certain |
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physicians by managed care plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1452.101(5), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(5) "Medical group" means: |
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(A) a single legal entity owned by two or more |
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physicians; |
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(B) a professional association composed of |
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licensed physicians; [corporation] or |
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(C) any other business entity composed of |
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licensed physicians as permitted under Subchapter B, Chapter 162, |
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Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to credentialing of a physician under a contract entered into or |
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renewed by a medical group and an issuer of a managed care plan on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into or |
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renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |