Tag Archives: Texas

Doc, Can You Hear Me Now? Telehealth Finally Comes of Age in Texas

By Robert M. Wolin on June 20, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

After many years of heated and contentious debate, and opposition by the Texas Medical Association and the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, Texas has significantly revised its telemedicine statute to permit the routine provision of telemedicine services addressing litigation brought against the Texas Medical Board and reflecting the changing consensus regarding telemedicine services. … Continue Reading

Texas Judge Halts December 1 Implementation of Department of Labor’s “Overtime Final Rule”

By Ashlee Grant on December 2, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

Christmas came early for many employers yesterday when, in a stunning turn of events, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction halting the implementation of the Department of Labor’s Overtime Final Rule. This Overtime Final Rule would have doubled the requisite minimum salary threshold for employees to … Continue Reading

Texas Open Carry Law: FAQs for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

By Michael Lombardino and Gregory S. Saikin on March 16, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

As of January 1, 2016, concealed license holders in Texas can now legally carry their handguns visibly in hip or shoulder holsters. This comes at a time when violence in hospitals and healthcare facilities is on the rise. According to a 2015 survey published by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation, from … Continue Reading

Texas Medicaid Managed Care: Expedited Credentialing Requirement Added Along With Additional Oversight and Accountability

By Robert M. Wolin on July 13, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

The Texas Legislature in Senate Bill 760 removed barriers to Medicaid recipients receiving healthcare services and required improved access for services through managed care plans. Expedited Provider Credentialing The legislation requires that Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) establish and implement an expedited credentialing process that would allow certain applicant providers to provide services to recipients … Continue Reading

Providers Get Rare Win in New Texas Law Protecting Out-of-Network Referrals

By Donna S. Clark and Darby C. Allen on July 13, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

On June 1, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 574 into law protecting physicians and other providers from having their participating provider agreements terminated by an insurer solely because the provider’s patients use out-of-network providers. The law aims to address aggressive tactics employed by many insurers in recent years to curb physicians’ referrals … Continue Reading