{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-415.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 415.005","heading":"OVERCHARGING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PROHIBITED; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.","body":"(a) A health care provider commits a violation if the person 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) A violation under this section is an administrative violation. A health care provider may be liable for an administrative penalty regardless of whether a criminal action is initiated under Section 413.043.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.269, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 415. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. PROHIBITED ACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.415.htm#415.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"7bd53aaa170b0cee499dbb8bf3c2bd0946ad9ae7367fed1bc023f2dadedff0d2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-415.0036","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-415.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}