Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Managed Health Care
Section 501.149. Disease Management Services

Sec. 501.149. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. (a) In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist an individual manage a disease or other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, end-stage renal disease, HIV infection, or AIDS, and with respect to which the committee identifies populations requiring disease management.
(b) A managed health care plan provided under this chapter must provide disease management services in the manner required by the committee, including:
(1) patient self-management education;
(2) provider education;
(3) evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;
(4) standardized protocols and participation criteria; and
(5) physician-directed or physician-supervised care.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.