Sec. 254.157. CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED. (a) A facility may not advertise or hold itself out as a network provider, including by stating that the facility "takes" or "accepts" any insurer, health maintenance organization, health benefit plan, or health benefit plan network, unless the facility is a network provider of a health benefit plan issuer.
(b) A facility may not post the name or logo of a health benefit plan issuer in any signage or marketing materials if the facility is an out-of-network provider for all of the issuer's health benefit plans.
(c) A violation of this section is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable under that subchapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2041), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 254 - Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities
Subchapter D. Regulation of Facilities
Section 254.151. Minimum Standards
Section 254.153. Facility Care Requirements
Section 254.155. Notice of Fees
Section 254.1555. Certain Fees Prohibited
Section 254.1556. Disclosure of Certain Prices and Fees During Declared Disaster; Construction
Section 254.156. Disclosure Statement Required
Section 254.157. Certain Advertising Prohibited
Section 254.158. Removal of Signs
Section 254.160. Prohibited Pricing Practices During Declared State of Disaster