Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Insurance Code § 1204.054: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS ACCORDING TO ASSIGNMENT.

Where this section sits in the code

INSURANCE CODE
TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES
SUBTITLE A. HEALTH COVERAGE IN GENERAL
CHAPTER 1204. PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE POLICY OR PLAN BENEFITS
SUBCHAPTER B. ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS

An insurer shall pay benefits directly to a physician or other health care provider, and the insurer is relieved of the obligation to pay, and of any liability for paying, those benefits to the covered person if:

(1) the covered person makes a written assignment of those benefits payable to the physician or other health care provider; and

(2) the assignment is obtained by or delivered to the insurer with the claim for benefits.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:21Z. Source file · JSON

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