Texas § IN.1369.554 - PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § IN.1369.554 — PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ IN.1369.554. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS. (a) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not steer or direct a patient to use the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider through any oral or written communication, including: (1) online messaging regarding the provider; or (2) patient- or prospective patient-specific advertising, marketing, or promotion of the provider. (b) This section does not prohibit a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager from including the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider in a patient or prospective patient communication, if the communication: (1) is regarding information about the cost or service provided by pharmacies or durable medical equipment providers in the network of a health benefit plan in which the patient or prospective patient is enrolled; and (2) includes accurate comparable information regarding pharmacies or durable medical equipment providers in the network that are not the issuer's or manager's affiliated providers. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 1919 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Section IN.1369.554 ("PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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