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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to medical or |
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dental billing services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 151.0039(b), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) "Insurance service" does not include: |
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(1) insurance coverage for which a premium is paid or |
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commissions paid to insurance agents for the sale of insurance or |
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annuities; |
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(2) a service performed on behalf of an insured by a |
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person licensed under Chapter 4102, Insurance Code; |
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(3) a service performed by a certified public |
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accountancy firm, if less than one percent of the firm's total |
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revenue in the prior calendar year is from services in this state |
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that would otherwise constitute insurance service under Subsection |
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(a); [or] |
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(4) a service performed on behalf of a certified |
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public accountancy firm by an owner of the firm or a member of the |
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firm's affiliated group, if less than one percent of the owner's or |
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member's total revenue in the prior calendar year is from services |
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in this state that would otherwise constitute insurance service |
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under Subsection (a); or |
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(5) a medical or dental billing service performed |
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before the original submission of: |
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(A) a medical or dental insurance claim related |
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to health or dental coverage; or |
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(B) a claim related to health or dental coverage |
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made to a medical assistance program funded by the federal |
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government, a state government, or both. |
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SECTION 2. Section 151.0039(c), Tax Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows: |
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(3) "Medical or dental billing service" means |
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assigning codes for the preparation of a medical or dental claim, |
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verifying medical or dental insurance eligibility, preparing a |
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medical or dental claim form for filing, and filing a medical or |
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dental claim. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this |
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Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been |
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enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the |
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collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of |
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the liability for those taxes. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1445 was passed by the House on April |
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7, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1445 was passed by the Senate on April |
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19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |