Texas § 1355.106 OFFER OF COVERAGE REQUIRED; ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS.

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§ 1355.106 — OFFER OF COVERAGE REQUIRED; ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS.

Texas § 1355.106

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1355.106 (2026).

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Sec. 1355.106. OFFER OF COVERAGE REQUIRED; ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS.

(a)An insurer shall offer, and a policyholder is entitled to reject, coverage under a group insurance policy for treatment of mental or emotional illness or disorder when confined in a hospital or in a psychiatric day treatment facility.

(b)A policyholder may select an alternative level of benefits under the group insurance policy if the alternative level is offered by or negotiated with the insurer.

(c)The alternative level of benefits must provide policy benefits and benefit maximums for treatment in a psychiatric day treatment facility equal to at least one-half of that provided for treatment in a hospital, except that benefits for treatment in a psychiatric day treatment facility may not exceed the usual and customary

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Sec. 1355.106. OFFER OF COVERAGE REQUIRED; ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS. (a) An insurer shall offer, and a policyholder is entitled to reject, coverage under a group insurance policy for treatment of mental or emotional illness or disorder when confined in a hospital or in a psychiatric day treatment facility.
(b) A policyholder may select an alternative level of benefits under the group insurance policy if the alternative level is offered by or negotiated with the insurer.
(c) The alternative level of benefits must provide policy benefits and benefit maximums for treatment in a psychiatric day treatment facility equal to at least one-half of that provided for treatment in a hospital, except that benefits for treatment in a psychiatric day treatment facility may not exceed the usual and customary charges of the facility.
SUBCHAPTER D. CERTAIN COVERAGES PROVIDED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS