Sec. 241.252.  NOTICE OF FEES.  (a)  In this section, "provider network" has the meaning assigned by Section 1456.001, Insurance Code.
(b)  A facility described by Section 241.251 shall post notice that:
(1)  states:
(A) the facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility;
(B) the facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee;
(C) a facility or a physician providing medical care at the facility may not be a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan provider network; and
(D) a physician providing medical care at the facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to a patient; and
(2)  either:
(A)  lists the health benefit plans in which the facility is a participating provider in the health benefit plan's provider network; or
(B)  states the facility is not a participating provider in any health benefit plan provider network.
(c)  The notice required by this section must be posted prominently and conspicuously:
(1)  at the primary entrance to the facility;
(2)  in each patient treatment room;
(3)  at each location within the facility at which a person pays for health care services; and
(4)  on the facility's Internet website.
(d)  The notice required by Subsections (c)(1), (2), and (3) must be in legible print on a sign with dimensions of at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches.
(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a facility that is a participating provider in one or more health benefit plan provider networks complies with Subsection (b)(2) if the facility:
(1)  provides notice on the facility's Internet website listing the health benefit plans in which the facility is a participating provider in the health benefit plan's provider network; and 
(2)  provides to a patient written confirmation of whether the facility is a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan's provider network.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 425), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (H.B. 3276), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.