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Tex. Ins. Code § 843.338

DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON CLEAN CLAIMS

Known as the Texas Health Maintenance Organization Act

The act spans §§ 843–843 (146 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co. v. Cigna Healthcare (2011)

Most recently applied in North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co. v. Cigna Healthcare (March 2011)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff

Except as provided by Sections 843.3385 and 843.339, not later than the 45th day after the date on which a health maintenance organization receives a clean claim from a participating physician or provider in a nonelectronic format or the 30th day after the date the health maintenance organization receives a clean claim from a participating physician or provider that is electronically submitted, the health maintenance organization shall make a determination of whether the claim is payable and:

(1) if the health maintenance organization determines the entire claim is payable, pay the total amount of the claim in accordance with the contract between the physician or provider and the health maintenance organization;

(2) if the health maintenance organization determines a portion of the claim is payable, pay the portion of the claim that is not in dispute and notify the physician or provider in writing why the remaining portion of the claim will not be paid; or

(3) if the health maintenance organization determines that the claim is not payable, notify the physician or provider in writing why the claim will not be paid.

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