Is an insurer required to pay benefits directly to a physician and/or provider under Personal Injury Protection coverage when there is an assignment of benefits?
Yes. Texas Insurance Code Section 1204.054. Payment of Benefits According to Assignment requires that: An insurer shall pay benefits directly to a physician or other health care provider, and the insurer is relieved of the obligation to pay, and of any liability for paying, those benefits to the covered person if: (1) the covered person makes a written assignment of those benefits payable to the physician or other health care provider; and (2) the assignment is obtained by or delivered to the insurer with the claim for benefits.
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