Texas Statutes
§ 1501.254 — ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BENEFITS.
Texas § 1501.254
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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1501.254 (2026).
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Sec. 1501.254. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BENEFITS.
(a)This section applies only if the basic coverage health benefit plan developed by the commissioner under Section 1501.253 includes coverage for alcohol and substance abuse benefits.
(b)A small employer health benefit plan issuer may offer and the employees of a small employer group may accept a basic coverage health benefit plan without coverage for alcohol and substance abuse benefits if:
(1)at least 50 percent of the employees in writing:
(A)waive the benefits; and
(B)indicate that they have undergone alcoholism or substance abuse treatment or counseling within the preceding three years; and
(2)the exclusion of those benefits applies only to those employees.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
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§ 1501.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 1501.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 1501.006
CERTIFICATION.§ 1501.007
AFFILIATES.§ 1501.008
LATE ENROLLEES.§ 1501.009
SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION.§ 1501.0095
SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE ELECTION.§ 1501.010
GENERAL RULES.§ 1501.051
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