Tex. Lab. Code § 413.042 : LABOR CODE — WORKERS' COMPENSATION — TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT — MEDICAL REVIEW — HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS — Private Claims; Administrative Violation

(a) A health care provider may not pursue a private claim against a workers' compensation claimant for all or part of the cost of a health care service provided to the claimant by the provider unless:
(1) the injury is finally adjudicated not compensable under this subtitle; or
(2) the employee violates Section 408.022 relating to the selection of a doctor and the doctor did not know of the violation at the time the services were rendered.
(b) A health care provider commits an administrative violation if the provider violates Subsection (a).

Tex. Lab. Code § 413.042

Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 3.248, eff. 9/1/2005.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.
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