Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Relations With Physicians or Health Care Providers
Section 1301.0641. Contract Provisions Prohibiting Rejection of Batched Claims

Sec. 1301.0641. CONTRACT PROVISIONS PROHIBITING REJECTION OF BATCHED CLAIMS. (a) If requested by a preferred provider, an insurer shall include a provision in the preferred provider's contract providing that the insurer or the insurer's clearinghouse may not refuse to process or pay an electronically submitted clean claim, as defined by Subchapter C, because the claim is submitted together with or in a batch submission with a claim that is not a clean claim.
(b) In accordance with Chapters 82 and 84, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order against or impose sanctions on an insurer that violates this section or a contract provision adopted under this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 668 (S.B. 50), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Insurance Code

Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages

Subtitle D - Provider Plans

Chapter 1301 - Preferred Provider Benefit Plans

Subchapter B. Relations With Physicians or Health Care Providers

Section 1301.051. Designation as Preferred Provider

Section 1301.0515. Acupuncturist Services

Section 1301.0516. Chiropractic Services

Section 1301.052. Designation of Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant as Preferred Provider

Section 1301.0521. Designation of Certain Podiatrists as Preferred Providers

Section 1301.0522. Designation of Certain Optometrists, Therapeutic Optometrists, and Ophthalmologists as Preferred Providers

Section 1301.053. Appeal Relating to Designation as Preferred Provider

Section 1301.054. Notice to Practitioners of Preferred Provider Benefit Plan

Section 1301.055. Complaint Resolution

Section 1301.056. Restrictions on Payment and Reimbursement

Section 1301.057. Termination of Participation; Expedited Review Process

Section 1301.058. Economic Profiling

Section 1301.059. Quality Assessment

Section 1301.060. Compensation on Discounted Fee Basis

Section 1301.061. Preferred Provider Networks

Section 1301.062. Preferred Provider Contracts Between Insurers and Podiatrists

Section 1301.0625. Health Care Collaboratives

Section 1301.063. Contract Provisions Relating to Use of Hospitalist

Section 1301.064. Contract Provisions Relating to Payment of Claims

Section 1301.0641. Contract Provisions Prohibiting Rejection of Batched Claims

Section 1301.065. Shifting of Insurer's Tort Liability Prohibited

Section 1301.066. Retaliation Against Preferred Provider Prohibited

Section 1301.067. Interference With Relationship Between Patient and Physician or Health Care Provider Prohibited

Section 1301.068. Inducement to Limit Medically Necessary Services Prohibited

Section 1301.069. Services Provided by Certain Physicians and Health Care Providers