Sec. 241.252. NOTICE OF FEES. (a) In this section, "provider network" has the meaning assigned by Section 1456.001, Insurance Code.
(b) A facility described by Section 241.251 shall post notice that states:
(1) that the facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility;
(2) that the facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee;
(3) that a facility or a physician providing medical care at the facility may not be a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan provider network; and
(4) that a physician providing medical care at the facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to a patient.
(c) The notice required by this section must be posted prominently and conspicuously:
(1) at the primary entrance to the facility;
(2) in each patient treatment room;
(3) at each location within the facility at which a person pays for health care services; and
(4) on the facility's Internet website.
(d) The notice required by Subsections (c)(1), (2), and (3) must be in legible print on a sign with dimensions of at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 425), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
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