CONTRACTUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYMENTS
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case N. Cypress Med. Ctr. Operating Co. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. (2018)
Most recently applied in N. Cypress Med. Ctr. Operating Co. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. (July 2018)
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff
(a) The payment of benefits under an assignment does not relieve a covered person of a contractual obligation to pay a deductible or copayment.
(b) A physician or other health care provider may not waive a deductible or copayment by the acceptance of an assignment.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.