89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 564
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
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89R4932 DNC-F By: Cortez H.B. No. 564 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1355.001(3), Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Autism spectrum disorder" means: (A) a neurobiological disorder that significantly affects verbal communication, nonverbal communication, and social interaction and that meets the diagnostic