{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-532.0153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 532.0153","heading":"ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN EYE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.","body":"(a) This section applies only to:\n(1) an optometrist who is licensed by the Texas Optometry Board;\n(2) a therapeutic optometrist who is licensed by the Texas Optometry Board;\n(3) an ophthalmologist who is licensed by the Texas Medical Board; and\n(4) an institution of higher education that provides an accredited program for:\n(A) training as a doctor of optometry or an optometrist residency; or\n(B) training as an ophthalmologist or an ophthalmologist residency.\n(b) The commission may not prevent a provider to whom this section applies from enrolling as a Medicaid provider if the provider:\n(1) either:\n(A) joins an established practice of a health care provider or provider group that has a contract with a Medicaid managed care organization to provide health care services to recipients under Chapter 540 or 540A; or\n(B) is employed by or otherwise compensated for providing training at an institution of higher education described by Subsection (a)(4);\n(2) applies to be an enrolled Medicaid provider;\n(3) if applicable, complies with the requirements of the contract described by Subdivision (1)(A); and\n(4) complies with all other applicable requirements related to being a Medicaid provider.\n(c) The commission may not prevent an institution of higher education from enrolling as a Medicaid provider if the institution:\n(1) has a contract with a managed care organization to provide health care services to recipients under Chapter 540 or 540A;\n(2) applies to be an enrolled Medicaid provider;\n(3) complies with the requirements of the contract described by Subdivision (1); and\n(4) complies with all other applicable requirements related to being a Medicaid provider.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 532. MEDICAID ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER D. PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.532.htm#532.0153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a05acb0d23ce7f5554b7d761e5514798d4268d34c09e77cf1ea8634941bba3e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-532.0152","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-532.0154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}