{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1358.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1358.056","heading":"COVERAGE FOR NEW OR IMPROVED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.","body":"A health benefit plan must provide coverage for new or improved diabetes equipment or supplies, including improved insulin or another prescription drug, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration if the equipment or supplies are determined by a physician or other health care practitioner to be medically necessary and appropriate.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1358. DIABETES","SUBCHAPTER B. SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1358.htm#1358.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"82ea6ff896c1ed849ba521e74b9d570365ed1bd03e589ecf09a3143e756f0fdd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1358.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1358.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}