{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.0522","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.0522","heading":"DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN OPTOMETRISTS, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS, AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AS PREFERRED PROVIDERS.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding Section 1301.051, an insurer may not withhold the designation of preferred provider to an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist licensed by the Texas Optometry Board or an ophthalmologist licensed by the Texas Medical Board who:\n(1) joins the professional practice of a contracted preferred provider;\n(2) applies to the insurer for designation as a preferred provider; and\n(3) complies with the terms and conditions of eligibility to be a preferred provider.\n(b) An optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or ophthalmologist designated as a preferred provider under this section must comply with the terms of the preferred provider contract used by the insurer or the insurer's network provider.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1271 (S.B. 684), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE D. PROVIDER PLANS","CHAPTER 1301. PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS","SUBCHAPTER B. RELATIONS WITH PHYSICIANS OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1301.htm#1301.0522","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"30619fd96aa0955066c473dd3cb30492ee3d3a6d1aed9f11ff211a7ffc0d8400","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.0521","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}