{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-413.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 413.043","heading":"OVERCHARGING PROHIBITED; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A health care provider commits an offense if the person knowingly charges an insurance carrier an amount greater than that normally charged for similar treatment to a payor outside the workers' compensation system, except for mandated or negotiated charges.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 413. MEDICAL REVIEW","SUBCHAPTER D. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.413.htm#413.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"fa16c0a452af8af34b8cc1ba787987671b729385ab0abc91d0ef850eab3ab313","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-413.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-413.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}