Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 12.0124. Electronic Transactions; State Medicaid Program
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§ 12.0124. ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS; STATE MEDICAID
PROGRAM. The department or the department's successor in function
in relation to the department's operation of a part of the state
Medicaid program shall implement policies that encourage the use of
electronic transactions. The policies shall require payment to
Medicaid service providers by electronic funds transfer, including
electronic remittance and status reports. The policies shall also
include the establishment of incentives to submit claims
electronically and of disincentives to submit claims on paper that
are reasonably based on the higher administrative costs to process
claims submitted on paper.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 1.10, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Section: 11.015 11.016 11.0161 11.017 11.018 12.0123 12.0124 12.0125 12.0127 12.0128 12.013 12.014 12.0145 12.0146
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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