Tex. Ins. Code 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.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.

Source: Section 1360.005 — Dental Services Coverage Not Required, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­1360.­htm#1360.­005 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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