Texas Labor Code

§ 413.043 — OVERCHARGING PROHIBITED; OFFENSE

LA § 413.043Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 413. MEDICAL REVIEW · Art. D. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

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(a)A health care provider commits an offense if the person knowingly charges an insurance carrier an amount greater than that normally charged for similar treatment to a payor outside the workers' compensation system, except for mandated or negotiated charges.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative history

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.