Texas is proposing to end sales tax on charges for electronic medical-record systems, patient portals and related technology used to maintain, access or share medical records.
The comptroller announced the proposed change to Rule 3.342 on Oct. 28 and said a 30-day public comment period would follow publication in the Texas Register.
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The Comptroller must receive your comments or other information no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the proposal in the Texas Register.Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ↗
Health providers serving Comal County residents may pay those technology charges, but the proposed rule has not changed their tax treatment or established household savings. The comptroller says physicians and hospitals currently pay sales tax on fees to access online medical records. The agency says its amendment would clarify that the covered systems are neither taxable information services nor taxable data processing services.
The proposal covers electronic health record and electronic medical record systems, patient portals, and other healthcare technology used to maintain, access or share medical records. It concerns charges for those systems; the comptroller’s announcement supplies no dollar estimate for a Comal County household or a provider. Adoption and an effective date remain future decisions.
Texans can send comments to Robin Robinson, Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax, P.O. Box 13528, Austin, TX 78711, or Robin.Robinson@cpa.texas.gov. The comptroller says comments must be received within 30 days of the proposal’s Texas Register publication. Its Oct. 28 announcement anticipated publication on Oct. 30; readers should check the published notice to establish the exact deadline before mailing a response.