HB4145 - Relating to the timely billing of health care services related to a personal injury claim.

      H.B. No. 4145         AN ACT   relating to the timely billing of health care services related to a   personal injury claim.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 146.002, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding   Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) and subject   to Subsection (c-1) , a health care service provider shall bill a   patient or other responsible person for services provided to the   patient not later than the first day of the 11th month after the   date the services are provided.           (c-1)     If a health care service provider provides services to   a patient that are related to a personal injury claim for which the   patient is represented by an attorney and unless otherwise directed   by the patient or other responsible person, the provider may   satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) by submitting the bill   to the patient's attorney not later than the first day of the 11th   month after the date the services are provided.          (d)  For purposes of this section, the date of billing is the   date on which the health care service provider's bill is:                (1)  mailed to the patient , [ or ] responsible person, or   attorney representing the patient, as applicable, postage prepaid,   at the address of the patient , [ or ] responsible person , or attorney   representing the patient as shown on the health care service   provider's records; or                (2)  mailed or otherwise submitted to the issuer of the   health benefit plan or third party payor as required by the health   benefit plan or third party payor.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a health care service provided on or after the effective date of   this Act. A health care service provided before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the   effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4145 was passed by the House on April   29, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 4, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4145 was passed by the Senate on May   28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor