{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4201.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.202","heading":"OBSERVING OR PARTICIPATING IN PATIENT'S CARE.","body":"(a) Unless approved for an individual patient by the provider of record or modified by contract, a utilization review agent shall be prohibited from observing, participating in, or otherwise being present during a patient's examination, treatment, procedure, or therapy.\n(b) This subchapter, Subchapters D and F, and Section 4201.102(b) may not be construed to otherwise limit or deny contact with a patient for purposes of conducting utilization review unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 4, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 14. UTILIZATION REVIEW AND INDEPENDENT REVIEW","CHAPTER 4201. UTILIZATION REVIEW AGENTS","SUBCHAPTER E. UTILIZATION REVIEW: RELATIONS WITH PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.4201.htm#4201.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"3323fc4500cfc3b387323fdd4bb4a0d4249fae0d71318ec5b15adcc655f6803b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4201.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4201.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}