Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 1351.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Health services" includes: (A) skilled nursing by a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of at least one registered nurse and at least one physician;(B) physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy;(C) the services of a home health aide under the supervision of a registered nurse; and(D) the furnishing of medical equipment and supplies other than drugs or medicines.(2) "Home health agency" means a business that:(A) provides home health services; and(B) is licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code.(3) "Home health services" means the provision of health services for payment or other consideration in a patient's residence under a plan of care that is: (A) established, approved in writing, and reviewed at least every two months by the attending physician; and(B) certified by the attending physician as necessary for medical purposes.Tex. Ins. Code § 1351.001
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. 4/1/2005.