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Tex. Ins. Code § 1357.055

PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff

An issuer of a health benefit plan may not:

(1) deny the eligibility or continued eligibility of an individual to enroll in the plan or renew coverage under the plan solely to avoid the requirements of this subchapter;

(2) provide money payments or rebates to an enrollee to encourage the enrollee to accept less than the minimum coverage required under this subchapter;

(3) reduce or limit the amount paid to an attending physician, or otherwise penalize the physician, because the physician provided care to an enrollee in accordance with this subchapter; or

(4) provide financial or other incentives to an attending physician to encourage the physician to provide care to an enrollee in a manner inconsistent with this subchapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.