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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Prohibits Certain Health Care Providers from Charging Facility Fees Outside Hospital Campuses
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Public HealthSponsor: Tom Oliverson
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What This Bill Proposed
Health care providers are generally prohibited from charging s for services provided outside of a hospital campus or for non-emergency care, effective immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote or on September 1, 2025. The Health and Human Services Commission is authorized to assess administrative penalties of up to $1,000 for violations.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health care providers
Health care providers are prohibited from charging facility fees outside of hospital campuses and face administrative penalties of up to $1,000 for violations.
Patients receiving outpatient care
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a facility fee under this bill?
Are all facility fees banned?
Can individual patients sue a health care provider for charging an illegal facility fee?
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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
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Health
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 24, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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New Restrictions on Outpatient Facility Billing
The bill creates a new regulatory chapter under the Health and Safety Code specifically targeting overhead facility fees charged outside hospital campuses.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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