HB 1942
AN ACT relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider benefit plans to directly contract with and designate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) as providers, independent of their supervising physician's relationship with the organization. The legislation expands APRNs' opportunities to participate in health insurance networks, potentially increasing access to healthcare services, particularly in underserved areas. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, and does not alter existing medical practice supervision regulations.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 843, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 843.3125 to read as follows: Sec. 843.3125. CONTRACTS WITH ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. (a) A health maintenance organization may contract directly with an advanced practice registered nurse to provide health care services on behalf of the health maintenance organization regardless of whether the physician supervising the advanced practice registered nurse provides health care services for the health maintenance organization. (b) This section may not be construed as authorizing a health maintenance organization to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 1301.0525 to read as follows: Sec. 1301.0525. DESIGNATION OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AS PREFERRED PROVIDERS. (a) An insurer offering a preferred provider benefit plan may designate an advanced practice registered nurse as a preferred provider regardless of whether the physician supervising the advanced practice registered (b) This section may not be construed as authorizing an insurer to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered
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