(a) In this section, "non-opioid treatment" means a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analgesia without acting on the body's opioid receptors.
(b) The commission shall ensure that medical assistance reimbursement is provided to a provider who provides a non-opioid treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program.
(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall ensure that, to the extent permitted by federal law, a hospital provider that provides outpatient department services to a medical assistance recipient is reimbursed separately under the medical assistance program for any non-opioid treatment provided as a part of those services.
Official text of the Texas Human Resources Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.