Section 355.8281 - Reimbursement Methodology for Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists(a) Covered professional services provided by a nurse practitioner (NP) or a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) are reimbursed the lesser of the NP's or CNS' billed charges or 92 percent of the reimbursement for the same professional service paid to a physician (M.D. or D.O.). The claim for reimbursement must either be: (1) billed under the NP's or CNS' provider number; or(2) a physician claim noting that the physician was supervising the activity of the NP or CNS and did not, on the date the service was rendered, make a decision about the patient's care.(b) NPs and CNSs are reimbursed at the same reimbursement level as physicians for laboratory services, x-ray services, and injections.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 355.8281
The provisions of this §355.8281 adopted to be effective January 23, 1991, 16 TexReg 124; Amended to be effective May 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 2307; transferred effective September 1, 1993, as published in the Texas Register September 7, 1993, 18 TexReg 5978; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 1998, 23 TexReg 12660; Amended to be effective July 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5073; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 51, December 19, 2014, TexReg 9888, eff. 12/28/2014