Tex. Ins. Code § 1370.003 · Chapter 1370. CERTAIN TESTS FOR DETECTION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS, OVARIAN CANCER, AND CERVICAL CANCER
COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for diagnostic medical procedures must provide to each woman 18 years of age or older enrolled in the plan coverage for expenses for an annual medically recognized diagnostic examination for the early detection of ovarian cancer and cervical cancer.
(b) Coverage required under this section includes at a minimum:
(1) a CA 125 blood test;
(2) a conventional Pap smear screening or a screening using liquid-based cytology methods, as approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, alone or in combination with a test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the detection of the human papillomavirus; and
(3) any other test or screening approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the detection of ovarian cancer.
(c) A screening test required under this section must be performed in accordance with the guidelines adopted by:
(1) the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; or
(2) another similar national organization of medical professionals recognized by the commissioner.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 577 (H.B. 1485), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 176 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 312 (H.B. 428), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1370.htm
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