Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.054
COVERAGE REQUIRED
Texas · Texas Insurance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.054, COVERAGE REQUIRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/682004
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(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for the treatment of breast cancer must provide to each enrollee coverage for inpatient care for a minimum of:
(1) 48 hours following a mastectomy; and
(2) 24 hours following a lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer.
(b) A health benefit plan is not required to provide the minimum hours of coverage of inpatient care required under Subsection (a) if the enrollee and the enrollee's attending physician determine that a shorter period of inpatient care is appropriate.