{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-327.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 327.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Ancillary service\" means a facility item or service that a facility customarily provides as part of a shoppable service.\n(2) \"Chargemaster\" means the list of all facility items or services maintained by a facility for which the facility has established a charge.\n(3) \"Commission\" means the Health and Human Services Commission.\n(4) \"De-identified maximum negotiated charge\" means the highest charge that a facility has negotiated with all third party payors for a facility item or service.\n(5) \"De-identified minimum negotiated charge\" means the lowest charge that a facility has negotiated with all third party payors for a facility item or service.\n(6) \"Discounted cash price\" means the charge that applies to an individual who pays cash, or a cash equivalent, for a facility item or service.\n(7) \"Facility\" means:\n(A) a hospital, including:\n(i) a general hospital;\n(ii) a special hospital;\n(iii) a mental hospital;\n(iv) a hospital that operates a crisis stabilization unit;\n(v) a limited services rural hospital; or\n(vi) a hospital operating under a certificate of public advantage under Chapter 314 or 314A;\n(B) an abortion facility;\n(C) an ambulatory surgical center;\n(D) a birthing center;\n(E) a chemical dependency treatment facility;\n(F) an end stage renal disease facility;\n(G) a freestanding emergency medical care facility;\n(H) a narcotic drug treatment program; or\n(I) a special care facility.\n(8) \"Facility items or services\" means all items and services, including individual items and services and service packages, that may be provided by a facility to a patient in connection with an inpatient admission or an outpatient department visit, as applicable, for which the facility has established a standard charge, including:\n(A) supplies and procedures;\n(B) room and board;\n(C) use of the facility and other areas, the charges for which are generally referred to as facility fees;\n(D) services of physicians and non-physician practitioners, employed by the facility, the charges for which are generally referred to as professional charges; and\n(E) any other item or service for which a facility has established a standard charge.\n(9) \"Gross charge\" means the charge for a facility item or service that is reflected on a facility's chargemaster, absent any discounts.\n(10) \"Machine-readable format\" means a digital representation of information in a file that can be imported or read into a computer system for further processing. The term includes.XML,.JSON, and.CSV formats.\n(11) \"Payor-specific negotiated charge\" means the charge that a facility has negotiated with a third party payor for a facility item or service.\n(12) \"Service package\" means an aggregation of individual facility items or services into a single service with a single charge.\n(13) \"Shoppable service\" means a service that may be scheduled by a health care consumer in advance.\n(14) \"Standard charge\" means the regular rate established by the facility for a facility item or service provided to a specific group of paying patients. The term includes all of the following, as defined under this section:\n(A) the gross charge;\n(B) the payor-specific negotiated charge;\n(C) the de-identified minimum negotiated charge;\n(D) the de-identified maximum negotiated charge; and\n(E) the discounted cash price.\n(15) \"Third party payor\" means an entity that is, by statute, contract, or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a facility item or service.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (S.B. 331), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE G. PROVISION OF SERVICES IN CERTAIN FACILITIES","CHAPTER 327. DISCLOSURE OF PRICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.327.htm#327.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7f64410c990f8ae348077730716904af1fd07f421629c5822e4681f38877f441","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-326.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-327.0015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}