Texas Occupations Code

§ 117.001 — DEFINITIONS

OC § 117.001Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 117. DIRECT PATIENT CARE

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In this chapter:

(1)"Direct fee" means a fee charged by a physician or health care practitioner to a patient or a patient's designee for health care services provided by, or to be provided by, the physician or practitioner to the patient. The term includes a fee in any form, including a:

(A)monthly retainer;

(B)membership fee;

(C)subscription fee;

(D)fee paid under a direct patient care agreement; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 670), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Occupations Code, Subchapter F, Chapter 162 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 541), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.