Tex.
Penal Code Section 35A.01
Definitions
(1)
“Claim” means a written or electronically submitted request or demand that:(A)
is submitted by a provider or the provider’s agent and identifies a service or product provided or purported to have been provided to a health care recipient as reimbursable under a health care program, without regard to whether the money that is requested or demanded is paid; or(B)
states the income earned or expense incurred by a provider in providing a service or product and is used to determine a rate of payment under a health care program.(2)
“Fiscal agent” means:(A)
a person who, through a contractual relationship with a state agency or the federal government, receives, processes, and pays a claim under a health care program; or(B)
the designated agent of a person described by Paragraph (A).(3)
“Health care practitioner” means a dentist, podiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist, chiropractor, registered nurse, or other provider licensed to provide health care services in this state.(4)
“Health care program” means a program funded by this state, the federal government, or both and designed to provide health care services to health care recipients, including a program that is administered in whole or in part through a managed care delivery model.(5)
“Health care recipient” means an individual to whom a service or product is provided or purported to have been provided and with respect to whom a person claims or receives a payment for that service or product from a health care program or fiscal agent, without regard to whether the individual was eligible for benefits under the health care program.(6)
“Managed care organization” means a person who is authorized or otherwise permitted by law to arrange for or provide a managed care plan.(7)
“Physician” means a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state.(8)
“Provider” means a person who participates in or has applied to participate in a health care program as a supplier of a service or product and includes:(A)
a management company that manages, operates, or controls another provider;(B)
a person, including a medical vendor, who provides a service or product to another provider or the other provider’s agent;(C)
an employee of the person who participates in or has applied to participate in the program;(D)
a managed care organization; and(E)
a manufacturer or distributor of a product for which a health care program provides reimbursement.(9)
“Service” includes care or treatment of a health care recipient.(10)
“High managerial agent” means a director, officer, or employee who is authorized to act on behalf of a provider and has duties of such responsibility that the conduct of the director, officer, or employee reasonably may be assumed to represent the policy or intent of the provider.
Source:
Section 35A.01 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.35A.htm#35A.01 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
