Texas Occupations Code
§ 105.002 — UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
OC § 105.002Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 105. UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
Statute text
View on source(a)A health care provider commits unprofessional conduct if the health care provider, in connection with the provider's professional activities:
(1)knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for the payment of a loss under an insurance policy;
(2)knowingly prepares, makes, or subscribes to any writing, with intent to present or use the writing, or to allow it to be presented or used, in support of a false or fraudulent claim under an insurance policy; or
(3)knowingly directs or requires a patient to obtain health care goods or services from a niche hospital in which the health care provider or an immediate family member of the provider has a financial interest, unless the provider:
(A)discloses to the patient, in writing, that the provider or the provider's family member has a financial interest in the niche hospital; and
(B)informs the patient that the patient has the option of using an alternative health care facility.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 836 (S.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.