Texas Insurance Code - Not Codified

§ 21.52B — PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES

I1 § 21.52BTitle 1. THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1951 · Ch. 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Art. E. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Statute text

Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this article:

(1)"Health insurance policy" means an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy, insurance policy or agreement, or group hospital service contract that provides benefits for pharmaceutical services that are necessary as a result of or to prevent an accident or sickness, but does not include evidence of coverage provided by a health maintenance organization under the Texas Health Maintenance Organization Act (Chapter 20A, Vernon's Texas Insurance Code).

(2)"Pharmaceutical services" means services, including dispensing prescription drugs, that are ordinarily and customarily rendered by a pharmacy or pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy under the Texas Pharmacy Act (Article 4542a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(3)"Pharmacist" means a person licensed to practice pharmacy under the Texas Pharmacy Act (Article 4542a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(4)"Pharmacy" means a facility licensed as a pharmacy under the Texas Pharmacy Act (Article 4542a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(5)"Drugs" and "prescription drugs" have the meanings assigned by Section 5, Texas Pharmacy Act (Article 4542a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Sec. 2(b) amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 19.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Sec. 5 amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 19.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Sec. 6 repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 19.06, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Sec. 1(6) added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Sec. 2 amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Sec. 3 amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Sec. 4 amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.