Texas § 1451.503 EXCEPTION.

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§ 1451.503 — EXCEPTION.

Texas § 1451.503

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1451.503 (2026).

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Sec. 1451.503. EXCEPTION. This subchapter does not apply to:

(1)a health benefit plan that provides coverage:

(A)only for a specified disease or for another single benefit;

(B)only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C)for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;

(D)as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(E)for credit insurance;

(F)only for dental or vision care;

(G)only for hospital expenses; or

(H)only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2)a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;

(3)a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4)medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle i

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Sec. 1451.503. EXCEPTION. This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) a health benefit plan that provides coverage:
(A) only for a specified disease or for another single benefit;
(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;
(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;
(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;
(E) for credit insurance;
(F) only for dental or vision care;
(G) only for hospital expenses; or
(H) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;
(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;
(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;
(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;
(5) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1451.502 ;
(6) the child health plan program under Chapter 62 , Health and Safety Code, or the health benefits plan for children under Chapter 63 , Health and Safety Code; or
(7) a Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 or 540A , Government Code, as applicable, or a Medicaid program operated under Chapter 32 , Human Resources Code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1624 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 2.133, eff. April 1, 2025.