Section 1357.055 - Prohibited Conduct An issuer of a health benefit plan may not:
(1) deny the eligibility or continued eligibility of an individual to enroll in the plan or renew coverage under the plan solely to avoid the requirements of this subchapter;(2) provide money payments or rebates to an enrollee to encourage the enrollee to accept less than the minimum coverage required under this subchapter;(3) reduce or limit the amount paid to an attending physician, or otherwise penalize the physician, because the physician provided care to an enrollee in accordance with this subchapter; or(4) provide financial or other incentives to an attending physician to encourage the physician to provide care to an enrollee in a manner inconsistent with this subchapter.Tex. Ins. Code § 1357.055
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. 4/1/2005.