{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1661.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.006","heading":"HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUER CONDUCT.","body":"A contract between a health benefit plan issuer and a physician, hospital, or other health care provider may not prohibit the physician, hospital, or health care provider from collecting, at the time of care, the estimated amount for which the enrollee may be financially responsible.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 1342), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE J. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND AVAILABILITY","CHAPTER 1661. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1661.htm#1661.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"2c0c29703314b8962de390600d5aac83721b86a742f1483efebb9a4b47381f1e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1661.0055","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1661.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}