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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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INSURANCE CODE |
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Title 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES |
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Subtitle E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES |
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Chapter 1379. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE PATIENT CARE COSTS FOR ENROLLEES PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN CLINICAL TRIALS |
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Subchapter B. COVERAGE FOR ROUTINE PATIENT CARE COSTS |
Sec. 1379.052. COVERAGE REQUIRED
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A health benefit plan issuer shall provide benefits for routine patient care costs to an enrollee in connection with a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial if the clinical trial is conducted in relation to the prevention, detection, or treatment of a life-threatening disease or condition and is approved by:
(1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services;
(2) the National Institutes of Health;
(3) the United States Food and Drug Administration;
(4) the United States Department of Defense;
(5) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(6) an institutional review board of an institution in this state that has an agreement with the Office for Human Research Protections of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.