Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 1355.256 - Definitions Under Plan(a) A health benefit plan must define a condition to be a mental health condition or not a mental health condition in a manner consistent with generally recognized independent standards of medical practice.(b) A health benefit plan must define a condition to be a substance use disorder or not a substance use disorder in a manner consistent with generally recognized independent standards of medical practice.Tex. Ins. Code § 1355.256
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2017.