Contract Provisions Relating To Use of Hospitalist

Sec. 1301.063. CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF HOSPITALIST. (a) In this section, "hospitalist" means a physician who: (1) serves as physician of record at a hospital for a hospitalized patient of another physician; and (2) returns the care of the patient to that other physician at the end of the patient's hospitalization. (b) A preferred provider contract between an insurer and a physician may not require the physician to use a hospitalist for a hospitalized patient. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.