Texas § 1355.002 APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.

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§ 1355.002 — APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.

Texas § 1355.002

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1355.002 (2026).

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Sec. 1355.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.

(a)This subchapter applies only to a group health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(1)a group insurance policy, group insurance agreement, group hospital service contract, or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(A)an insurance company;

(B)a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 ;

(C)a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885 ;

(D)a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884 ; or

(E)a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843 ; and

(2)to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a pl

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Sec. 1355.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies only to a group health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:
(1) a group insurance policy, group insurance agreement, group hospital service contract, or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:
(A) an insurance company;
(B) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 ;
(C) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885 ;
(D) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884 ; or
(E) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843 ; and
(2) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a plan offered under:
(A) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act; or
(B) another analogous benefit arrangement.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1575 or 1579 or any other law, Section 1355.015 applies to:
(1) a basic plan under Chapter 1575 ; and
(2) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 451 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.