Texas § 1252.204 COVERAGE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.

Texas Statutes

§ 1252.204 — COVERAGE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.

Texas § 1252.204

Code INInsurance Code

This text of Texas § 1252.204 (COVERAGE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1252.204 (2026).

Text

Sec. 1252.204. COVERAGE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.

(a)A succeeding carrier's health benefit plan that limits coverage in accordance with a preexisting conditions provision, other than a waiting period, must provide, during the period the limitation on coverage is in effect, the level of benefits prescribed by this section to an individual covered by the succeeding carrier who:

(1)has a preexisting condition; and

(2)was covered by the previous carrier's plan on the date on which that plan was discontinued.

(b)The health benefit plan must provide a level of benefits equal to the lesser of:

(1)the level of benefits available under the succeeding carrier's plan as determined without applying the preexisting conditions provision; or

(2)the level of benefits that would have been available

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 1252.204. COVERAGE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS. (a) A succeeding carrier's health benefit plan that limits coverage in accordance with a preexisting conditions provision, other than a waiting period, must provide, during the period the limitation on coverage is in effect, the level of benefits prescribed by this section to an individual covered by the succeeding carrier who:
(1) has a preexisting condition; and
(2) was covered by the previous carrier's plan on the date on which that plan was discontinued.
(b) The health benefit plan must provide a level of benefits equal to the lesser of:
(1) the level of benefits available under the succeeding carrier's plan as determined without applying the preexisting conditions provision; or
(2) the level of benefits that would have been available under the previous carrier's plan.