Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 41.001
Definitions
(1)
“Hemophilia” means a human physical condition characterized by bleeding resulting from a genetically or hereditarily determined deficiency of a blood coagulation factor resulting in an abnormal or deficient plasma procoagulant.(2)
“Other benefit” means a benefit, other than a benefit under this chapter, to which a person is entitled for payment of the costs of blood factor replacement products and other substances provided under this chapter, including benefits available from:(A)
an insurance policy, group health plan, or prepaid medical or dental care plan;(B)
Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 et seq. or 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.);(C)
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;(D)
the TRICARE program of the United States Department of Defense;(E)
workers’ compensation or any compulsory employers’ insurance program;(F)
a public program created by federal law, state law, or the ordinances or rules of a municipality or political subdivision of the state, excluding benefits created by the establishment of a municipal or county hospital, a joint municipal-county hospital, a county hospital authority, a hospital district, or the facilities of a publicly supported medical school; or(G)
a cause of action for medical or dental expenses to a person applying for or receiving services from the department, or a settlement or judgment based on the cause of action, if the expenses are related to the need for services provided under this chapter.
Source:
Section 41.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.41.htm#41.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
