Texas § 254.157 CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED.

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§ 254.157 — CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED.

Texas § 254.157

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 254.157 (2026).

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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.

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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.