{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.00555","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.00555","heading":"MAXIMUM APPOINTMENT WAIT TIME STANDARDS.","body":"An insurer must ensure that:\n(1) routine care is available and accessible from preferred providers:\n(A) within three weeks for medical conditions; and\n(B) within two weeks for behavioral health conditions; and\n(2) preventive health care services are available and accessible from preferred providers:\n(A) within two months for a child, or earlier if necessary for compliance with recommendations for specific preventive health care services; and\n(B) within three months for an adult.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 3359), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE D. PROVIDER PLANS","CHAPTER 1301. PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1301.htm#1301.00555","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a60eb0b8c94ec871a96316f188d76ddf18c2c99c59161dd7d6a48592010e3068","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.00554","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.0056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}