Sec. 1363.003. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED. (a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for screening medical procedures must provide to each individual enrolled in the plan who is 50 years of age or older and at normal risk for developing colon cancer coverage for expenses incurred in conducting a medically recognized screening examination for the detection of colorectal cancer.
(b) The minimum coverage required under this section must include:
(1) a fecal occult blood test performed annually and a flexible sigmoidoscopy performed every five years; or
(2) a colonoscopy performed every 10 years.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
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