(a) The payment of benefits under an assignment does not relieve a covered person of a contractual obligation to pay a deductible or copayment.
(b) A physician or other health care provider may not waive a deductible or copayment by the acceptance of an assignment.

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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 1204.055

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005