| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to contracts between advanced practice registered nurses |
|
|
and health maintenance organizations, preferred provider benefit |
|
|
plans or other insurers. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 843, Insurance Code, is |
|
|
amended by adding Section 843.3116 to read as follows: |
|
|
Sec. 843.3116. CONTRACTS WITH ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED |
|
|
NURSES. An advanced practice registered nurse whose services are |
|
|
provided within the limits of their knowledge, skills and training |
|
|
pursuant to a contract with a health maintenance organization is |
|
|
not subject to the requirements in Chapter 157 of the Occupations |
|
|
Code. |
|
|
SECTION 2. Chapter 1301, Insurance Code, is amended by |
|
|
adding Section 1301.070 to read as follows: |
|
|
Section 1301.070 CONTRACTS WITH ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED |
|
|
NURSES. An advanced practice registered nurse whose services are |
|
|
provided within the limits of their knowledge, skills and training |
|
|
pursuant to a contract with a preferred provider is not subject to |
|
|
the requirements in Chapter 157 of the Occupations Code. |
|
|
SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 1451, Insurance Code, is |
|
|
amended by adding Section 1451.2066 to read as follows: |
|
|
Sec. 1451.2066. CONTRACTS WITH ADVANCED PRACTICE |
|
|
REGISTERED NURSES. An advanced practice registered nurse whose |
|
|
services are provided within the limits of their knowledge, skills |
|
|
and training pursuant to a contract with an insurer is not subject |
|
|
to the requirements in Chapter 157 of the Occupations Code. |
|
|
SECTION 4. Sections 843.3116 and 1451.2066, Insurance Code, |
|
|
as added by this Act, apply only to a contract entered into or |
|
|
renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract |
|
|
entered into or renewed before the effective date of this Act is |
|
|
governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
|
|
of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
|
|
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |