By: Phillips H.B. No. 2501
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency
medical transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. S
ection 1954.001(4), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(4) "Transportation network company" means a
corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity
operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect a
transportation network company rider to a transportation network
company driver for a prearranged ride. [The term does not include an
entity arranging nonemergency medical transportation under a
contract with the state or a managed care organization for
individuals qualifying for Medicaid or Medicare.]
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.