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Tex. Ins. Code § 4201.207

CHARGES BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL INFORMATION

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 4, eff

(a) Unless precluded or modified by contract, a utilization review agent shall reimburse a health care provider for the reasonable costs of providing medical information in writing, including the costs of copying and transmitting requested patient records or other documents.

(b) A health care provider's charges for providing medical information to a utilization review agent may not:

(1) exceed the cost of copying records regarding a workers' compensation claim as set by rules adopted by the commissioner of workers' compensation; or

(2) include any costs otherwise recouped as part of the charges for health care.

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