Texas § 1504.051 ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN CHILDREN REQUIRED.

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§ 1504.051 — ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN CHILDREN REQUIRED.

Texas § 1504.051

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 1504.051 (2026).

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Sec. 1504.051. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN CHILDREN REQUIRED.

(a)A benefit plan issuer shall permit a parent to enroll a child in dependent health or dental coverage offered through the issuer regardless of any enrollment period restriction if the parent is:

(1)eligible for dependent health or dental coverage; and

(2)required by a court order or administrative order to provide health or dental insurance coverage for the child.

(b)A benefit plan issuer shall enroll a child of a parent described by Subsection (a) in dependent health or dental coverage offered through the issuer if:

(1)the parent does not apply to obtain health or dental coverage for the child through the issuer; and

(2)the child, a custodial parent of the child, or a child support agency having a duty to collect or enforce s

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Sec. 1504.051. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN CHILDREN REQUIRED. (a) A benefit plan issuer shall permit a parent to enroll a child in dependent health or dental coverage offered through the issuer regardless of any enrollment period restriction if the parent is:
(1) eligible for dependent health or dental coverage; and
(2) required by a court order or administrative order to provide health or dental insurance coverage for the child.
(b) A benefit plan issuer shall enroll a child of a parent described by Subsection (a) in dependent health or dental coverage offered through the issuer if:
(1) the parent does not apply to obtain health or dental coverage for the child through the issuer; and
(2) the child, a custodial parent of the child, or a child support agency having a duty to collect or enforce support for the child applies for the coverage.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550 ), Sec. 64, eff. September 1, 2018.