Section 1356.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic mammography procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over a stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast from which applicable breast cancer screening diagnoses may be determined.(1-a) "Diagnostic imaging" means an imaging examination using mammography, ultrasound imaging, or magnetic resonance imaging that is designed to evaluate: (A) a subjective or objective abnormality detected by a physician or patient in a breast;(B) an abnormality seen by a physician on a screening mammogram;(C) an abnormality previously identified by a physician as probably benign in a breast for which follow-up imaging is recommended by a physician; or(D) an individual with a personal history of breast cancer or dense breast tissue.(2) "Low-dose mammography" means: (A) the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography, including an x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and screens, with an average radiation exposure delivery of less than one rad mid-breast and with two views for each breast;(B) digital mammography; or(C) breast tomosynthesis.Tex. Ins. Code § 1356.001
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 867,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2021, op. for a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1356,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 816,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2017.Subchapter heading amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 816,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. 4/1/2005. See Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1356, Sec. 6.