Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 254.155 — NOTICE OF FEES

HS § 254.155Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 254. FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES · Art. D. REGULATION OF FACILITIES

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(a)A facility 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 be an out-of-network provider for 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

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (H.B. 3276), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2041), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.