Texas § 843.320 USE OF HOSPITALIST.

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§ 843.320 — USE OF HOSPITALIST.

Texas § 843.320

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 843.320 (2026).

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Sec. 843.320. 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 contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient.

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Sec. 843.320. 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 contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient.