Greg Bonnen, Texas State Representative of 24th District | www.drgregbonnen.com
Greg Bonnen, Texas State Representative of 24th District | www.drgregbonnen.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill aims to amend preauthorization requirements for health care services under health benefit plans and to ensure that utilization reviews are directed by licensed physicians in Texas. It requires a utilization review to be conducted under a physician's direction, prohibits it based on non-medical criteria, and allows the Texas Medical Board to investigate arbitrary reviews. Health organizations cannot require preauthorization if 90% or more of requests by a provider were previously approved. It establishes criteria for rescinding exemptions and mandates an annual report submission by insurers on exemptions granted or denied. The bill, set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025, specifies that changes only apply to reviews conducted after this date.
Greg Bonnen, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the House Committee on General Investigating, proposed another 13 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Bonnen graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS.
Greg Bonnen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 24th House district. He replaced previous state representative Larry Taylor in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3453 | 04/09/2025 | Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or a single source continuum contractor to provide foster care or adoption services |
| HB 5294 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state |
| HB 5293 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program |
| HB 5202 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education |
| HB 5102 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers |
| HB 2273 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties |
| HB 4806 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to recovery of damages in civil actions |
| HB 4724 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the civil liability of nonprofit entities |
| HB 4504 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners |
| HB 3877 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of criminal pursuit |
| HB 3461 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to certain memorial markers and designations on highways in this state |
| HB 2285 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising |
| HB 1 | 02/25/2025 | General Appropriations Bill |
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