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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) If cost-effective, the executive commissioner by rule shall establish a physician incentive program designed to reduce the use of hospital emergency room services for non-emergent conditions by recipients under Medicaid.
(b) In establishing the physician incentive program under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner may include only the program components identified as cost-effective in the study conducted under former Section 531.086.
(c) If the physician incentive program includes the payment of an enhanced reimbursement rate for routine after-hours appointments, the executive commissioner shall implement controls to ensure that the after-hours services billed are actually being provided outside of normal business hours.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 531.0861. Physician Incentive Program to Reduce Hospital Emergency Room Use for Non-Emergent Conditions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-531-0861/
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