Prohibited Action Against License Holder Or Medicaid Participant

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.151 (as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984)), under Access To Individualized Investigational Treatments For Patients With Life-Threatening Or Severely Debilitating Illnesses.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.151 (as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984))

Sec. 491.151. PROHIBITED ACTION AGAINST LICENSE HOLDER OR MEDICAID PARTICIPANT. (a) A state licensing board may not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a health care provider's license issued under Title 3, Occupations Code, based solely on the provider's recommendation to an eligible patient regarding access to or treatment with an individualized investigational treatment. (b) The Health and Human Services Commission may not take action against a health care provider that adversely affects the provider's participation in Medicaid based solely on the provider's recommendation for a patient to access an individualized investigational treatment. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.