{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.067","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.067","heading":"INTERFERENCE WITH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) An insurer may not, as a condition of a preferred provider contract with a physician or health care provider or in any other manner, prohibit, attempt to prohibit, or discourage a physician or provider from discussing with or communicating to a current, prospective, or former patient, or a person designated by a patient, information or an opinion:\n(1) regarding the patient's health care, including the patient's medical condition or treatment options; or\n(2) in good faith regarding the provisions, terms, requirements, or services of the health insurance policy as they relate to the patient's medical needs.\n(a-1) An insurer may not, as a condition of payment with a physician or health care provider or in any other manner, require a physician or health care provider to provide a notification form stating that the physician or health care provider is an out-of-network provider to a current, prospective, or former patient, or a person designated by the patient, if the form contains additional information that is intended, or is otherwise required to be presented in a manner that is intended, to intimidate the patient.\n(b) An insurer may not in any way penalize, terminate the participation of, or refuse to compensate for covered services a physician or health care provider for discussing or communicating with a current, prospective, or former patient, or a person designated by a patient, pursuant to this section.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 275 (H.B. 574), Sec. 7, 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#1301.067","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"02a56b11d3ecf53013ca1f1263ec5ed93aed4a8ac4a2e30edf4b3886518eddbf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.066","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.068"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}