Texas SB1487 allows health maintenance organizations and insurers to contract with advanced practice registered nurses as preferred providers.

Texas SB1487 amends the Insurance Code to allow health maintenance organizations to contract directly with advanced practice registered nurses for health care services, regardless of whether the supervising physician provides services for the organization. It also permits insurers offering preferred provider benefit plans to designate advanced practice registered nurses as preferred providers, independent of the supervising physician.

Texas SB1487 allows health maintenance organizations and insurers to contract with advanced practice registered nurses as preferred providers.

Texas SB1487 amends the Insurance Code to allow health maintenance organizations to contract directly with advanced practice registered nurses for health care services, regardless of whether the supervising physician provides services for the organization. It also permits insurers offering preferred provider benefit plans to designate advanced practice registered nurses as preferred providers, independent of the supervising physician.