Insurance Code § 1301.0516

Sec. 1301.0516. CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES. (a) An insurer offering a preferred provider benefit plan that covers a service that is within the scope of a chiropractor's license may not refuse to provide reimbursement for the performance of the covered service solely because the service is provided by a chiropractor. (b) This section does not require an insurer to cover a particular medical or health care service. (c) This section does not affect the right of an insurer to determine whether a medical or health care service is medically necessary. (d) An insurer that violates this section is subject to an administrative penalty as provided by Chapter 84 of not more than $1,000 for each claim that remains unpaid in violation of this section. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 116 (S.B. 1739), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.