Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 62.159 — DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
HS § 62.159Title 2. HEALTH · Part C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES · Ch. 62. CHILD HEALTH PLAN FOR CERTAIN LOW-INCOME CHILDREN · Art. D. CHILD HEALTH PLAN
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist a child manage a disease or other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, end-stage renal disease, HIV infection, or AIDS, and with respect to which the executive commissioner identifies populations for which disease management would be cost-effective.
(b)The child health plan must provide disease management services or coverage for disease management services in the manner required by the executive commissioner, including:
(1)patient self-management education;
(2)provider education;
(3)evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;
(4)standardized protocols and participation criteria; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0211, eff. April 2, 2015.