Texas § 1501.156 EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD.

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§ 1501.156 — EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD.

Texas § 1501.156

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1501.156 (2026).

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Sec. 1501.156. EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD.

(a)The initial enrollment period under a small employer health benefit plan for employees and dependents must be at least 31 days, with a 31-day open enrollment period provided annually.

(b)A small employer may establish a waiting period not to exceed 90 days from the first day of employment.

(c)A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not deny coverage to a new employee of a covered small employer or the employee's dependents if the issuer receives an application for coverage not later than the 31st day after the date employment begins or on completion of a waiting period established under Subsection (b).

(d)A small employer health benefit plan issuer may deny coverage to a late enrollee until the next annual open enrollment p

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Sec. 1501.156. EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD. (a) The initial enrollment period under a small employer health benefit plan for employees and dependents must be at least 31 days, with a 31-day open enrollment period provided annually.
(b) A small employer may establish a waiting period not to exceed 90 days from the first day of employment.
(c) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not deny coverage to a new employee of a covered small employer or the employee's dependents if the issuer receives an application for coverage not later than the 31st day after the date employment begins or on completion of a waiting period established under Subsection (b).
(d) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may deny coverage to a late enrollee until the next annual open enrollment period and may subject the enrollee to a one-year preexisting condition provision as described by Section 1501.102 . The period during which the preexisting condition provision applies may not exceed 18 months from the date of the initial application.