{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.149","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 501.149","heading":"DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.","body":"(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.\n(b) A managed health care plan provided under this chapter must provide disease management services in the manner required by the committee, including:\n(1) patient self-management education;\n(2) provider education;\n(3) evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;\n(4) standardized protocols and participation criteria; and\n(5) physician-directed or physician-supervised care.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 501. INMATE WELFARE","SUBCHAPTER E. MANAGED HEALTH CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.501.htm#501.149","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ffb805213e265f4706d7e8a1a6b4ec4e60d6f8c15a36d6ffa679a5c9e5861663","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.1485","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}