{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1355.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.256","heading":"DEFINITIONS UNDER PLAN.","body":"(a) A health benefit plan must define a condition to be a mental health condition or not a mental health condition in a manner consistent with generally recognized independent standards of medical practice.\n(b) A health benefit plan must define a condition to be a substance use disorder or not a substance use disorder in a manner consistent with generally recognized independent standards of medical practice.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 10), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1355. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MENTAL DISORDERS","SUBCHAPTER F. COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1355.htm#1355.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"e78414372365e8a8e3e1b98a97832f6398408322536a0d04d574e78f3eee352f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1355.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1355.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}