83R9187 JSC-F By: Giddings H.B. No. 3152 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to payment of providers by certain entities under contract with a certified workers' compensation network. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1305.153, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) An entity providing claims services or fulfilling bill processing obligations for a network that reimburses providers for services provided through the network may directly reimburse a provider at the contracted rate as if the network were reimbursing the provider. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.