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.