Tex. Ins. Code § 1455.001

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 1455.001 - Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry in this state under Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(1-a) "Health professional" means:

(A) a physician;

(B) an individual who is:

(i) licensed or certified in this state to perform health care services; and

(ii) authorized to assist:

(a) a physician in providing telemedicine medical services that are delegated and supervised by the physician; or

(b) a dentist in providing teledentistry dental services that are delegated and supervised by the dentist;

(C) a licensed or certified health professional acting within the scope of the license or certification who does not perform a telemedicine medical service or a teledentistry dental service; or

(D) a dentist.

(2) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(2-a) "Platform" means the technology, system, software, application, modality, or other method through which a health professional remotely interfaces with a patient when providing a health care service or procedure as a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service.

(3) "Teledentistry dental service," "telehealth service," and "telemedicine medical service" have the meanings assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.

Tex. Ins. Code § 1455.001

Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 811,Sec. 26, eff. 9/1/2021.

Chapter heading amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 811,Sec. 25, eff. 9/1/2021.

Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1174,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.

Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 205,Sec. 5, eff. 1/1/2018.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. 4/1/2005.