Section 241.252 - Notice of Fees(a) In this section, "provider network" has the meaning assigned by Section 1456.001, Insurance Code.(b) A facility described by Section 241.251 shall post notice that: (1) states: (A) the facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility;(B) the facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee;(C) a facility or a physician providing medical care at the facility may not be a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan provider network; and(D) a physician providing medical care at the facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to a patient; and(2) either:(A) lists the health benefit plans in which the facility is a participating provider in the health benefit plan's provider network; or(B) states the facility is not a participating provider in any health benefit plan provider network.(c) The notice required by this section must be posted prominently and conspicuously:(1) at the primary entrance to the facility;(2) in each patient treatment room;(3) at each location within the facility at which a person pays for health care services; and(4) on the facility's Internet website.(d) The notice required by Subsections (c)(1), (2), and (3) must be in legible print on a sign with dimensions of at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches.(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a facility that is a participating provider in one or more health benefit plan provider networks complies with Subsection (b)(2) if the facility: (1) provides notice on the facility's Internet website listing the health benefit plans in which the facility is a participating provider in the health benefit plan's provider network; and(2) provides to a patient written confirmation of whether the facility is a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan's provider network.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.252
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 175,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 185,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.