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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements regarding information to be provided to |
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employees covered by workers' 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. Section 1305.103(c), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) An employee who lives within the service area of a |
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network and who is being treated by a non-network provider for an |
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injury that occurred before the employer's insurance carrier |
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established or contracted with the network, shall select a network |
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treating doctor on notification by the carrier that health care |
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services are being provided through the network. The carrier shall |
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provide to the employee all information required by Section |
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1305.451. If the employee fails to select a treating doctor on or |
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before the 14th day after the date of receipt of the information |
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required by Section 1305.451, the network may assign the employee a |
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network treating doctor. An issue regarding whether a carrier |
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properly provided an employee the information required by this |
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subsection may be resolved using the process for adjudication of |
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disputes under Chapter 410, Labor Code, as used by the department's |
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division of workers' compensation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1305.451, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) An issue regarding whether an employer properly |
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provided an employee with the information required by this section |
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may be resolved using the process for adjudication of disputes |
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under Chapter 410, Labor Code, as used by the department's division |
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of workers' compensation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |