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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 41.002

HEMOPHILIA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The hemophilia assistance program is in the department to assist persons who have hemophilia and who require continuing treatment with blood factor replacement products, but who are unable to pay the entire cost of the treatment.

(b) The executive commissioner shall establish standards of eligibility for assistance under this chapter in accordance with Section 41.004.

(c) The department shall provide, through approved providers, financial assistance for medically eligible persons in obtaining blood factor replacement products and other substances for use in medical or dental facilities or in the home.

(d) In addition to providing financial assistance under Subsection (c), the department may assist an eligible person in obtaining insurance by providing premium payment assistance.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.