EFFECT OF NETWORK ADEQUACY STANDARDS WAIVER ON BALANCE BILLING PROHIBITIONS.
Tex. INS Code § 1301.00566.
in effectAfter a network adequacy standards waiver is granted by the commissioner, an insurer may refer to the provisions prohibiting balance billing under Sections 1301.0053 , 1301.155 , 1301.164 , or 1301.165 , as applicable, in an access plan submitted to the department for the sole purpose of explaining how the insurer will coordinate care to limit the likelihood of a balance bill for services subject to those provisions and not to justify a departure from network adequacy standards.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 3359 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.