TX SB1487

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) may contract directly with advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to provide health care services, regardless of whether the APRN's supervising physician also provides services for that HMO

Insurers offering preferred provider benefit plans may designate APRNs as preferred providers, even if the supervising physician is not a preferred provider in the network

The legislation explicitly prohibits HMOs and insurers from using these provisions to supervise or control the practice of medicine, maintaining existing legal boundaries

Amends Chapter 843 and Chapter 1301 of the Texas Insurance Code by adding new sections 843.3125 and 1301.0525

Effective date is September 1, 2025