Section 1662.052 - [Operative only to a health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, or for a plan year that begins on or after that date] Required Disclosure Information(a) A disclosure provided under this subchapter must have the following information that is accurate at the time the disclosure request is made, with respect to the requesting enrollee's cost-sharing liability for a covered health care service and supply:(1) an estimate of the enrollee's cost-sharing liability for the requested service or supply provided by a health care provider that is calculated based on the information described by Subdivisions (4), (5), and (6);(2) except as provided by Subsection (b), if the request relates to a service or supply that is provided within a bundled payment arrangement and the arrangement includes a service or supply that has a separate cost-sharing liability, an estimate of the cost-sharing liability for: (A) the requested covered service or supply; and(B) each service or supply in the arrangement that has a separate cost-sharing liability;(3) for a requested service or supply that is a recommended preventive service under Section 2713, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300gg-13) , if the health benefit plan issuer or administrator cannot determine whether the request is for preventive or non-preventive purposes, the cost-sharing liability for non-preventive purposes;(5) the network provider rate that is composed of the following that are applicable to the health benefit plan's payment model:(A) the negotiated rate, reflected as a dollar amount, for a network provider for the requested service or supply regardless of whether the issuer or administrator uses the rate to calculate the enrollee's cost-sharing liability; and(B) the underlying fee schedule rate, reflected as a dollar amount, for the requested service or supply, to the extent that is different from the negotiated rate;(6) the out-of-network allowed amount or any other rate that provides a more accurate estimate of an amount a health benefit plan issuer or administrator will pay for the requested service or supply, reflected as a dollar amount, if the request for cost-sharing information is for a covered service or supply provided by an out-of-network provider;(7) if an enrollee requests information for a service or supply subject to a bundled payment arrangement, a list of the services and supplies included in the arrangement;(8) if applicable, notification that coverage of a specific service or supply is subject to a prerequisite; and(9) notice that includes the following information in plain language: (A) unless balance billing is prohibited for the requested service or supply, a statement that out-of-network providers may bill an enrollee for the difference between a provider's billed charges and the sum of the amount collected from the health benefit plan issuer or administrator and from the enrollee in the form of a copayment or coinsurance amount and that the cost-sharing information provided for the service or supply does not account for that potential additional charge;(B) a statement that the actual charges to the enrollee for the requested service or supply may be different from the estimate provided, depending on the actual services or supplies the enrollee receives at the point of care;(C) a statement that the estimate of cost-sharing liability for the requested service or supply is not a guarantee that benefits will be provided for that service or supply;(D) a statement disclosing whether the health benefit plan counts copayment assistance and other third-party payments in the calculation of the enrollee's deductible and out-of-pocket maximum;(E) for a service or supply that is a recommended preventive service under Section 2713, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300gg-13) , a statement that a service or supply provided by a network provider may not be subject to cost sharing if it is billed as a preventive service or supply when the health benefit plan issuer or administrator cannot determine whether the request is for a preventive or non-preventive service or supply; and(F) any additional information, including other disclosures, that the health benefit plan issuer or administrator determines is appropriate provided that the additional information does not conflict with the information required to be provided under this section.(b) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator is not required to provide an estimate of cost-sharing liability for a bundled payment arrangement in which the cost sharing is imposed separately for each health care service or supply included in the arrangement. If an issuer or administrator provides an estimate for multiple health care services or supplies in a situation in which the estimate could be relevant to an enrollee, the issuer or administrator must disclose information about the relevant services or supplies individually as required by Subsection (a).(c) If a health benefit plan issuer or administrator reimburses an out-of-network provider with a percentage of the billed charge for a covered health care service or supply, the out-of-network allowed amount described by Subsection (a) is that reimbursed percentage.Tex. Ins. Code § 1662.052
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 333,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2021, op. only to a health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, or for a plan year that begins on or after that date.