Texas Statutes
§ 1355.254 — COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
Texas § 1355.254
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1355.254 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1355.254. COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
(a)A health benefit plan must provide benefits and coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under the same terms and conditions applicable to the plan's medical and surgical benefits and coverage.
(b)Coverage under Subsection (a) may not impose quantitative or nonquantitative treatment limitations on benefits for a mental health condition or substance use disorder that are generally more restrictive than quantitative or nonquantitative treatment limitations imposed on coverage of benefits for medical or surgical expenses.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 10 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1355.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 1355.002
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 1355.003
EXCEPTION.§ 1355.005
MANAGED CARE PLAN AUTHORIZED.§ 1355.006
COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS RELATED TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIHUANA NOT REQUIRED.§ 1355.007
SMALL EMPLOYER COVERAGE.§ 1355.015
REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN ENROLLEES.§ 1355.051
DEFINITIONS.§ 1355.052
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 1355.054
CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 1355.254, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/IN/1355.254.