Coverage For Prostate-Specific Antigen Test

Sec. 1575.159. COVERAGE FOR PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST. A health benefit plan offered under the group program, other than a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare prescription drug plan, must provide coverage for a medically accepted prostate-specific antigen test used for the detection of prostate cancer for each male enrolled in the health benefit plan who: (1) is at least 50 years of age; or (2) is at least 40 years of age and: (A) has a family history of prostate cancer; or (B) exhibits another cancer risk factor. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.