Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 62.157
Telemedicine Medical Services, Teledentistry Dental Services, and Telehealth Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs

(a)

In providing covered benefits to a child with special health care needs, a health plan provider must permit benefits to be provided through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services in accordance with policies developed by the commission.

(b)

The policies must provide for:

(1)

the availability of covered benefits appropriately provided through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services that are comparable to the same types of covered benefits provided without the use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services; and

(2)

the availability of covered benefits for different services performed by multiple health care providers during a single session of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, telehealth services, or any combination of those services, if the executive commissioner determines that delivery of the covered benefits in that manner is cost-effective in comparison to the costs that would be involved in obtaining the services from providers without the use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services, including the costs of transportation and lodging and other direct costs.

(c)

In developing the policies required by Subsection (a), the executive commissioner shall consult with:

(1)

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;

(2)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;

(3)

the Department of State Health Services;

(4)

providers of telemedicine hub sites in this state;

(5)

providers of services to children with special health care needs; and

(6)

representatives of consumer or disability groups affected by changes to services for children with special health care needs.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0209, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 62.157 — Telemedicine Medical Services, Teledentistry Dental Services, and Telehealth Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­62.­htm#62.­157 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Objective of the State Child Health Plan 62.002
Definitions 62.003
Not an Entitlement 62.004
Federal Law and Regulations 62.051
Duties of Executive Commissioner and Commission in General 62.052
Authority of Commission Relating to Health Plan Provider Contracts 62.053
Authority of Commission Relating to Eligibility and Medicaid Coordination 62.054
Duties of Texas Department of Insurance 62.055
Contracts for Implementation of Child Health Plan 62.056
Community Outreach Campaign 62.058
Fraud Prevention 62.060
Health Information Technology Standards 62.101
Eligibility 62.102
Continuous Coverage 62.103
Application Form and Procedures 62.104
Eligibility Screening and Enrollment 62.105
Coverage for Qualified Aliens 62.106
Suspension and Automatic Reinstatement of Eligibility for Children in Juvenile Facilities 62.107
Notice of Certain Placements in Juvenile Facilities 62.151
Child Health Plan Coverage 62.152
Application of Insurance Law 62.153
Cost Sharing 62.154
Waiting Period 62.155
Health Plan Providers 62.156
Health Care Providers 62.157
Telemedicine Medical Services, Teledentistry Dental Services, and Telehealth Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs 62.158
State Taxes 62.159
Disease Management Services 62.0531
Authority of Commission Relating to Third Party Administrator 62.0582
Third-party Billing Vendors 62.1011
Verification of Income 62.1015
Eligibility of Certain Children 62.1511
Coverage for Maternal Depression Screening 62.1551
Inclusion of Certain Health Care Providers in Provider Networks 62.1561
Prohibition of Certain Health Care Providers 62.1571
Telemedicine Medical Services, Teledentistry Dental Services, and Telehealth Services
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 62.157’s source at texas​.gov