Texas § IN.1369.555 - PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REFERRALS AND SOLICITATIONS
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§ IN.1369.555. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REFERRALS AND SOLICITATIONS
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REFERRALS AND SOLICITATIONS. (a) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not require a patient to use the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider in order for the patient to receive the maximum benefit for the service under the patient's health benefit plan. (b) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not offer or implement a health benefit plan that requires or induces a patient to use the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider, including by providing for reduced cost-sharing if the patient uses the affiliated provider. (c) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not solicit a patient or prescriber to transfer a patient prescription to the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider. (d) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not require a pharmacy or durable medical equipment provider that is not the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider to transfer a patient's prescription to the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider without the prior written consent of the patient. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 1919 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER M. CONTRACTS WITH PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
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Section IN.1369.555 ("PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REFERRALS AND SOLICITATIONS") 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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