{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-548.0054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 548.0054","heading":"PROVIDER AND FACILITY PARTICIPATION.","body":"(a) The commission shall encourage health care providers and health care facilities to provide telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services in the health care delivery system. The commission may not require that a service be provided to a patient through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services.\n(b) The commission shall explore opportunities to increase STAR Health program providers' use of telemedicine medical services in medically underserved areas of this state.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 548. HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH TELE-CONNECTIVE MEANS","SUBCHAPTER B. TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL, TELEHEALTH, AND HOME TELEMONITORING SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER MEDICAID IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.548.htm#548.0054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"5af66fb0990740318025e8ff93042e8beeeb02985c06943962486421c8e4fcd9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-548.0053","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-548.0055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}