Amend HB 216 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill by striking added Section 185.002(c-1)(2), Health and Safety Code (page 1, lines 46 through 49), and substituting the following:
(2) mail, e-mail, or provide a physical copy of the itemized bill to the patient, according to the patient's chosen method of issuance, if the health care provider:
(A) determines the patient does not have an active patient portal; or
(B) is unable to determine whether the patient has an active patient portal.