TExas Bills

• The facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility.
• The facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee.
• A facility or a physician providing medical care at the facility may be an out-of-network provider for the patient's health benefit plan provider network. 
• A physician providing medical care at the facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to the patient.
• The facility is a network provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (Traditional Indemnity Business, PPO/POS Network, Blue Essentials & HealthSelect Network, and Blue Advantage HMO Network), Multiplan, Caprock Health Insurance, and Curative Health Care.
• Fee Schedule

• The facility is a freestanding emergency medical care facility.
• The facility charges rates comparable to a hospital emergency room and may charge a facility fee.
• A facility or a physician providing medical care at the facility may not be a participating provider in the patient's health benefit plan provider network
• A physician providing medical care at this facility may bill separately from the facility for the medical care provided to a patient. 

Texas House Bill 3276