PROMPT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

(a) A contract to which this subchapter applies must require the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to pay a physician or provider for health care services provided to a recipient under a Medicaid managed care plan on any claim for payment the organization receives with documentation reasonably necessary for the organization to process the claim:

(1) not later than:

(A) the 10th day after the date the organization receives the claim if the claim relates to services a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or group home provided;

(B) the 30th day after the date the organization receives the claim if the claim relates to the provision of long-term services and supports not subject to Paragraph (A); and

(C) the 45th day after the date the organization receives the claim if the claim is not subject to Paragraph (A) or (B); or

(2) within a period, not to exceed 60 days, specified by a written agreement between the physician or provider and the organization.

(b) A contract to which this subchapter applies must require the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to demonstrate to the commission that the organization pays claims described by Subsection (a)(1)(B) on average not later than the 21st day after the date the organization receives the claim.