Sec. 1661.006.  HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUER CONDUCT.  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.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 1342), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2009.