Sec. 1366.052. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Attending physician" means an obstetrician, pediatrician, or other physician who attends a woman who has given birth to a child or who attends a newborn child.
(2) "Postdelivery care" means postpartum health care services provided in accordance with accepted maternal and neonatal physical assessments. The term includes parent education, assistance and training in breast-feeding and bottle-feeding, and the performance of any necessary and appropriate clinical tests.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages
Subtitle E - Benefits Payable Under Health Coverages
Chapter 1366 - Benefits Related to Fertility and Childbirth
Subchapter B. Minimum Inpatient Stay Following Birth of Child and Postdelivery Care
Section 1366.053. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 1366.055. Coverage for Inpatient Care Required
Section 1366.056. Coverage for Postdelivery Care Required
Section 1366.057. Prohibited Conduct