Texas § HS.62.1571 - TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERV
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§ HS.62.1571. TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERV
TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. (a) In providing covered benefits to a child, a health plan provider must permit benefits to be provided through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services in accordance with policies developed by the commission. (b) The policies must provide for: (1) the availability of covered benefits appropriately provided through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services that are comparable to the same types of covered benefits provided without the use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services; and (2) the availability of covered benefits for different services performed by multiple health care providers during a single session of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or both services, or of telehealth services, if the executive commissioner determines that delivery of the covered benefits in that manner is cost-effective in comparison to the costs that would be involved in obtaining the services from providers without the use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services, including the costs of transportation and lodging and other direct costs. (c) In this section, "teledentistry dental service," "telehealth service," and "telemedicine medical service" have the meanings assigned by Section 521.0001 , Government Code. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1255, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2001. Redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Section 62.157 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0210, eff. April 2, 2015. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200 ), Sec. 3.40(b)(3), eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277 ), Sec. 2.37(c)(3), eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (H.B. 4 ), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056 ), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2021. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595 ), Sec. 11.001 , eff. September 1, 2023. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 2.31, eff. April 1, 2025.
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Section HS.62.1571 ("TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERV") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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