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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1635 standardizes the definition of emergency care across health benefit plans
Last action · April 17, 2025: Left pending in committeeSponsor: Tom Oliverson
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What This Bill Proposed
HB 1635 redefines "emergency care" across multiple sections of the Texas Insurance Code to ensure health services provided in emergency facilities to evaluate and stabilize acute conditions are consistently evaluated based on the standard. The changes apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Health benefit plan enrollees
Enrollees are subject to updated statutory definitions of emergency care when determining coverage and cost-sharing for acute medical visits.
Health insurance providers
Insurers must update their utilization review systems and plan definitions to align with the revised statutory standard for emergency care.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Apr 17, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Apr 17, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Apr 17, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Apr 17, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Insurance
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
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- Dec 16, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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