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TX HB4094
Bill
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Alan Schoolcraft
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AI Summary
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Defines "patient" as an individual who seeks or receives emergency care at a freestanding emergency medical care facility
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Explicitly allows freestanding emergency facilities to co-locate emergency care with other health care services and share personnel, equipment, supplies, and laboratory resources between emergency and non-emergency services
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Prohibits freestanding emergency facilities from charging facility fees for non-emergency health care services; facility fees may only be charged for emergency care
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Requires posted notices and disclosure statements to clarify that facility fees apply only to emergency care, including disclosure of median facility fees, fee ranges, and fees for each level of care
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the provision of health care services by a freestanding emergency medical care facility and the collection of fees for providing those services.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Public Health
3/27/2025