Texas Statutes
§ 1369.554 — PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.
Texas § 1369.554
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1369.554 (2026).
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Sec. 1369.554. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.
(a)A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not steer or direct a patient to use the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider through any oral or written communication, including:
(1)online messaging regarding the provider; or
(2)patient- or prospective patient-specific advertising, marketing, or promotion of the provider.
(b)This section does not prohibit a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager from including the issuer's or manager's affiliated provider in a patient or prospective patient communication, if the communication:
(1)is regarding information about the cost or service provided by pharmacies or durable medical equipment providers in the network of a health benefit plan in which the p
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 1919 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1369.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 1369.002
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 1369.003
EXCEPTION.§ 1369.004
COVERAGE REQUIRED.§ 1369.0041
CERTAIN PAYMENTS AND REFILLS.§ 1369.005
RULES.§ 1369.051
DEFINITIONS.§ 1369.052
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 1369.053
EXCEPTION.§ 1369.0541
MODIFICATION OF DRUG COVERAGE UNDER PLAN.§ 1369.0545
STEP THERAPY PROTOCOLS.§ 1369.0546
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 1369.554, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/IN/1369.554.