Sec. 62.159.  DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist a child 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 executive commissioner identifies populations for which disease management would be cost-effective.
(b)  The child health plan must provide disease management services or coverage for disease management services in the manner required by the executive commissioner, 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. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0211, eff. April 2, 2015.