{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.311","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 843.311","heading":"CONTRACTS WITH PODIATRISTS.","body":"A contract between a health maintenance organization and a podiatrist licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation must provide that:\n(1) the podiatrist may request, and the health maintenance organization shall provide not later than the 30th day after the date of the request, a copy of the coding guidelines and payment schedules applicable to the compensation that the podiatrist will receive under the contract for services;\n(2) the health maintenance organization may not unilaterally make material retroactive revisions to the coding guidelines and payment schedules; and\n(3) the podiatrist may, while practicing within the scope of the law regulating podiatry, provide x-rays and nonprefabricated orthotics covered by the evidence of coverage.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 19.011, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 843. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS","SUBCHAPTER I. RELATIONS WITH PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.843.htm#843.311","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"1242513214e10374e0bd48f5b7eaad86a244bd0d1254fb008384826cd5ed7972","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.310","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-843.3115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}