# Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.001: DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.001
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1455 / Section 1455.001

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry in this state under Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(1-a) "Distant site" means the location where a health professional provides a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.

(1-b) "Health professional" means:

(A) a physician;

(B) an individual who is:

(i) licensed or certified in this state to perform health care services; and

(ii) authorized to assist:

(a) a physician in providing telemedicine medical services that are delegated and supervised by the physician; or

(b) a dentist in providing teledentistry dental services that are delegated and supervised by the dentist;

(C) a licensed or certified health professional acting within the scope of the license or certification who does not perform a telemedicine medical service or a teledentistry dental service; or

(D) a dentist.

(1-c) "Originating site" means the location where an individual receives a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.

(2) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(2-a) "Platform" means the technology, system, software, application, modality, or other method through which a health professional remotely interfaces with a patient when providing a health care service or procedure as a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service.

(3) "Teledentistry dental service," "telehealth service," and "telemedicine medical service" have the meanings assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.001 § 1455.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.002 § 1455.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.003 § 1455.003. EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.004 § 1455.004. COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.004.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.005 § 1455.005. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.005.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.006 § 1455.006. TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES STATEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1455_S1455.006.md)

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