Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 146.002. Timely Billing Required

(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.

(b) If the health care service provider is required or authorized to directly bill the issuer of a health benefit plan for services provided to a patient, the health care service provider shall bill the issuer of the plan not later than:

(c) If the health care service provider is required or authorized to directly bill a third party payor operating under federal or state law, including Medicare and the state Medicaid program, the health care service provider shall bill the third party payor not later than:

(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: