Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES |
Chapter 62. CHILD HEALTH PLAN FOR CERTAIN LOW-INCOME CHILDREN |
Subchapter D. CHILD HEALTH PLAN |
Sec. 62.159. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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(a) In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist a child manage a disease or other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, end-stage renal disease, HIV infection, or AIDS, and with respect to which the commission identifies populations for which disease management would be cost-effective.
(b) The child health plan must provide disease management services or coverage for disease management services in the manner required by the commission, including:
(1) patient self-management education;
(2) provider education;
(3) evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;
(4) standardized protocols and participation criteria; and
(5) physician-directed or physician-supervised care.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.