Texas § OC.151.055 - APPLICATION TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS
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§ OC.151.055. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS
APPLICATION TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS. This subtitle does not prohibit a hospital from entering into an independent contractor agreement with a physician to provide services at the hospital or at another health care facility owned or operated by the hospital and: (1) paying the physician a minimum guaranteed amount to ensure the physician's availability; (2) billing and collecting from patients the physician's professional fees; or (3) retaining the collected professional fees up to the amount of the minimum guaranteed amount plus a reasonable collection fee. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.151.055 ("APPLICATION TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS") 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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