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AN ACT
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relating to expedited credentialing of certain physicians by |
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managed care plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subdivision (5), Section 1452.101, Insurance |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Medical group" means: |
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(A) a single legal entity owned by two or more |
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physicians; |
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(B) a professional association composed of |
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licensed physicians; [or] |
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(C) any other business entity composed of |
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licensed physicians as permitted under Subchapter B, Chapter 162, |
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Occupations Code; or |
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(D) two or more physicians on the medical staff |
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of, or teaching at, a medical school or medical and dental unit, as |
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defined or described by Section 61.003, 61.501, or 74.601, |
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Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 822 passed the Senate on |
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March 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 822 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |