CHAPTER 1353. IMMUNIZATION OR VACCINATION PROTOCOLS UNDER MANAGED CARE PLANS
INSURANCE CODE
TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES
SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES
CHAPTER 1353. IMMUNIZATION OR VACCINATION PROTOCOLS UNDER MANAGED
CARE PLANS
Sec. 1353.001. PROHIBITED CONDUCT. A managed care entity may
not:
(1) require a physician participating in a managed care plan to
issue an immunization or vaccination protocol for an immunization
or vaccination to be administered to an enrollee in the plan;
(2) limit an enrollee's benefits for immunizations or
vaccinations to circumstances in which an immunization or
vaccination protocol is issued;
(3) provide a financial incentive to a physician to issue an
immunization or vaccination protocol; or
(4) impose a financial or other penalty on a physician who
refuses to issue an immunization or vaccination protocol.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1,
2005.
Sec. 1353.002. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules to
implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1,
2005.