Relating to prohibited steering or directing use of certain facilities for emergency care under certain health benefit plans.

SB 2267 prohibits health benefit plans, including Medicaid managed care organizations, from steering or directing enrollees to specific facilities for emergency care. The bill requires contracts with these plans to comply with a new provision (Section 541.062 of the Insurance Code) that bans such steering as an unfair or deceptive practice. It explicitly states that violations do not create private legal claims under existing insurance laws. The law applies to health benefit plans delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.