Tex. Ins. Code § 843.320

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 843.320 - Use of Hospitalist

(a) In this section, "hospitalist" means a physician who:

(1) serves as physician of record at a hospital for a hospitalized patient of another physician; and

(2) returns the care of the patient to that other physician at the end of the patient's hospitalization.

(b) A contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient.

Tex. Ins. Code § 843.320

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.211(a), eff. 9/1/2003.