Texas § IN.4201.004 - TELEPHONE ACCESS
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§ IN.4201.004. TELEPHONE ACCESS
TELEPHONE ACCESS. (a) A utilization review agent shall: (1) have appropriate personnel reasonably available, by toll-free telephone at least 40 hours per week during normal business hours in this state, to discuss patients' care and allow response to telephone review requests; (2) have a telephone system capable, during hours other than normal business hours, of accepting or recording incoming telephone calls or of providing instructions to a caller; and (3) respond to a call made during hours other than normal business hours not later than the second working day after the later of: (A) the date the call was received; or (B) the date the details necessary to respond have been received from the caller. (b) A utilization review agent must provide to the commissioner a written description of the procedures to be used when responding with respect to poststabilization care subsequent to emergency treatment as requested by a treating physician or other health care provider. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017 ), Sec. 4, eff. April 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
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Section IN.4201.004 ("TELEPHONE ACCESS") 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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