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| 1 | 1 | 89R15256 AB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Harris Davila H.B. No. 5289 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to notice provided by a health care provider before | |
| 10 | 10 | initiating debt collection against a patient. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 185, Health and Safety Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | by adding Section 185.004 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 185.004. REQUIRED NOTICE OF DEBT COLLECTION. A health | |
| 15 | 15 | care provider that intends to pursue debt collection for a health | |
| 16 | 16 | care service or supply provided to a patient shall provide written | |
| 17 | 17 | notice to the patient at least 60 days before the date the provider | |
| 18 | 18 | initiates debt collection. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. Section 185.004, Health and Safety Code, as | |
| 20 | 20 | added by this Act, applies only to debt collection initiated on or | |
| 21 | 21 | after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |