Texas § 1301.063 CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF HOSPITALIST.

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§ 1301.063 — CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF HOSPITALIST.

Texas § 1301.063

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1301.063 (2026).

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Sec. 1301.063. CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF HOSPITALIST.

(a)In this section, "hospitalist" means a physician who:

(1)serves as physician of record at a hospital for a hospitalized patient of another physician; and

(2)returns the care of the patient to that other physician at the end of the patient's hospitalization.

(b)A preferred provider contract between an insurer and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient.

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Sec. 1301.063. CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF HOSPITALIST. (a) In this section, "hospitalist" means a physician who:
(1) serves as physician of record at a hospital for a hospitalized patient of another physician; and
(2) returns the care of the patient to that other physician at the end of the patient's hospitalization.
(b) A preferred provider contract between an insurer and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient.