Texas Insurance Code - INS § 1451.154. Participation of Therapeutic Optometrist

(1) “Medical panel” means the health care practitioners who are listed as participating providers in a managed care plan or who a patient seeking diagnosis or treatment of a medical disease, disorder, or condition is encouraged or required to use under a managed care plan.

(2) “Vision panel” means the optometrists and therapeutic optometrists who are listed as participating providers for routine eye examinations under a managed care plan or who a patient seeking a routine eye examination is encouraged or required to use under a managed care plan.

(1) abide by the terms and conditions of the managed care plan;

(2) satisfy the managed care plan's credentialing standards for therapeutic optometrists; and

(3) provide proof that the Texas Optometry Board considers the therapeutic optometrist's license to practice therapeutic optometry to be in good standing.