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

Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.051: EQUAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.

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  1. INSURANCE CODE
  2. TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES
  3. SUBTITLE F. PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
  4. CHAPTER 1454. EQUAL HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES

A health benefit plan issuer that reimburses a physician or health care provider for reproductive health or oncology services provided to women must reimburse the physician or provider in an amount at least equal to the annual average compensation per hour or unit that would be paid in the service area to a physician or provider for the same medical, surgical, hospital, pharmaceutical, nursing, or other similar resources used to provide the services if the resources would be used to provide health services exclusively to men or to the general population.

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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