Section 1360.005 - Dental Services Coverage Not Required(a) This chapter does not require a health benefit plan to provide coverage for dental services if dental services are not otherwise scheduled or provided as part of the coverage provided under the plan.(b) A health benefit plan may not exclude from coverage under the plan an individual who is unable to undergo dental treatment in an office setting or under local anesthesia due to a documented physical, mental, or medical reason as determined by the individual's physician or by the dentist providing the dental care.Tex. Ins. Code § 1360.005
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. 4/1/2005.