Texas HB4500 addresses unconscionable prices charged by health care providers for health care services.

Texas HB4500 amends the Business & Commerce Code to define and address unconscionable prices for health care services. It adds Section 17.465, which specifies that a health care provider providing services at an unconscionable price or demanding such prices is engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive acts. The bill outlines that the attorney general can adopt rules for alternative charge data sources if necessary. It also allows the consumer protection division to seek reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in actions enforcing this section.

Texas HB4500 addresses unconscionable prices charged by health care providers for health care services.

Texas HB4500 amends the Business & Commerce Code to define and address unconscionable prices for health care services. It adds Section 17.465, which specifies that a health care provider providing services at an unconscionable price or demanding such prices is engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive acts. The bill outlines that the attorney general can adopt rules for alternative charge data sources if necessary. It also allows the consumer protection division to seek reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in actions enforcing this section.