89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 4872
Relating to the calculation of penalties for violating certain laws governing the prompt payment of claims submitted by a physician or health care provider to certain health benefit plan issuers.
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89R658 RDS-D By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 4872 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the calculation of penalties for violating certain laws governing the prompt payment of claims submitted by a physician or health care provider to certain health benefit plan issuers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 843.342, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: (o) For the purposes of calculating a penalty under this section related to a claim by a physician or provider described by Section 843.351, the contracted rate for health care services