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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition or denial for the use of certain types |
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of health benefit plans or payment methods. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. A health care provider may not discriminate |
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against, nor deny service to, a patient because the patient or the |
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patient's agent or a third-party payor utilizes cash, a |
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reference-based health plan, or some other form of payment. |
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SECTION 2. Health care providers and carriers are |
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prohibited from requiring the use of a third-party plan if the |
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patient or patient's payor choses to pay in cash or with some |
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alternative form of payment. |
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SECTION 3. The commissioner shall adopt rules to effectuate |
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this policy. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1,. 2017. |