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INSURANCE CODE

TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES

SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES

CHAPTER 1376. CERTAIN TESTS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR

DISEASE

Sec. 1376.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter

applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred

as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness,

including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy

or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an

individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under

Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;

(v) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(vi) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter

843;

(B) a health benefit plan that is offered by a multiple employer

welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under

Chapter 846;

(C) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter

1501; or

(D) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section

1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss); or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation

operating under Chapter 844.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1601 or any other

law, this chapter applies to basic coverage under Chapter 1601.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 1376.002. EXCEPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or other limited benefit;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during

which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or

injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; or

(E) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor

vehicle insurance policy; or

(5) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed

indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the

policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy

is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1376.001.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 1376.003. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED. (a) A health benefit

plan that provides coverage for screening medical procedures must

provide the minimum coverage required by this section to each

covered individual:

(1) who is:

(A) a male older than 45 years of age and younger than 76 years

of age; or

(B) a female older than 55 years of age and younger than 76

years of age; and

(2) who:

(A) is diabetic; or

(B) has a risk of developing coronary heart disease, based on a

score derived using the Framingham Heart Study coronary

prediction algorithm, that is intermediate or higher.

(b) The minimum coverage required to be provided under this

section is coverage of up to $200 for one of the following

noninvasive screening tests for atherosclerosis and abnormal

artery structure and function every five years, performed by a

laboratory that is certified by a national organization

recognized by the commissioner by rule for the purposes of this

section:

(1) computed tomography (CT) scanning measuring coronary artery

calcification; or

(2) ultrasonography measuring carotid intima-media thickness and

plaque.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

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Statutes > Texas > Insurance-code > Title-8-health-insurance-and-other-health-coverages > Chapter-1376-certain-tests-for-early-detection-of-cardiovascular-disease

INSURANCE CODE

TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES

SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES

CHAPTER 1376. CERTAIN TESTS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR

DISEASE

Sec. 1376.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter

applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred

as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness,

including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy

or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an

individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under

Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;

(v) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(vi) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter

843;

(B) a health benefit plan that is offered by a multiple employer

welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under

Chapter 846;

(C) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter

1501; or

(D) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section

1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss); or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation

operating under Chapter 844.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1601 or any other

law, this chapter applies to basic coverage under Chapter 1601.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 1376.002. EXCEPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or other limited benefit;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during

which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or

injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; or

(E) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor

vehicle insurance policy; or

(5) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed

indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the

policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy

is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1376.001.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 1376.003. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED. (a) A health benefit

plan that provides coverage for screening medical procedures must

provide the minimum coverage required by this section to each

covered individual:

(1) who is:

(A) a male older than 45 years of age and younger than 76 years

of age; or

(B) a female older than 55 years of age and younger than 76

years of age; and

(2) who:

(A) is diabetic; or

(B) has a risk of developing coronary heart disease, based on a

score derived using the Framingham Heart Study coronary

prediction algorithm, that is intermediate or higher.

(b) The minimum coverage required to be provided under this

section is coverage of up to $200 for one of the following

noninvasive screening tests for atherosclerosis and abnormal

artery structure and function every five years, performed by a

laboratory that is certified by a national organization

recognized by the commissioner by rule for the purposes of this

section:

(1) computed tomography (CT) scanning measuring coronary artery

calcification; or

(2) ultrasonography measuring carotid intima-media thickness and

plaque.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.


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Statutes > Texas > Insurance-code > Title-8-health-insurance-and-other-health-coverages > Chapter-1376-certain-tests-for-early-detection-of-cardiovascular-disease

INSURANCE CODE

TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES

SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES

CHAPTER 1376. CERTAIN TESTS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR

DISEASE

Sec. 1376.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter

applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred

as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness,

including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy

or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an

individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under

Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;

(v) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(vi) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter

843;

(B) a health benefit plan that is offered by a multiple employer

welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under

Chapter 846;

(C) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter

1501; or

(D) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section

1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss); or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation

operating under Chapter 844.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1601 or any other

law, this chapter applies to basic coverage under Chapter 1601.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 1376.002. EXCEPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or other limited benefit;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during

which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or

injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; or

(E) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor

vehicle insurance policy; or

(5) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed

indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the

policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy

is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1376.001.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 1376.003. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED. (a) A health benefit

plan that provides coverage for screening medical procedures must

provide the minimum coverage required by this section to each

covered individual:

(1) who is:

(A) a male older than 45 years of age and younger than 76 years

of age; or

(B) a female older than 55 years of age and younger than 76

years of age; and

(2) who:

(A) is diabetic; or

(B) has a risk of developing coronary heart disease, based on a

score derived using the Framingham Heart Study coronary

prediction algorithm, that is intermediate or higher.

(b) The minimum coverage required to be provided under this

section is coverage of up to $200 for one of the following

noninvasive screening tests for atherosclerosis and abnormal

artery structure and function every five years, performed by a

laboratory that is certified by a national organization

recognized by the commissioner by rule for the purposes of this

section:

(1) computed tomography (CT) scanning measuring coronary artery

calcification; or

(2) ultrasonography measuring carotid intima-media thickness and

plaque.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1270, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.


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