§ 1207.001 — APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.

Texas § 1207.001

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code IN: Insurance Code

Text

Sec. 1207.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to a group health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501 , a plan provided under Chapter 1551 , 1575 , or 1601 , or a successor to a plan provided under one of those chapters, or a medical savings account plan or other health reimbursement arrangement authorized by law, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including a group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or a group evidence of coverage or similar group coverage document that is offered by:
(1) an insurance company;
(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 ;
(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885 ;
(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884 ;
(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942 ;
(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843 ;
(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846 ; or
(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 11.025(a), eff. September 1, 2005.