Texas § 546.002 APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.

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§ 546.002 — APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.

Texas § 546.002

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 546.002 (2026).

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Sec. 546.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1)provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A)an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i)an insurance company;

(ii)a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 ;

(iii)a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885 ;

(iv)a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884 ; or

(v)a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843 ; and

(B)to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of

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Sec. 546.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:
(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:
(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:
(i) an insurance company;
(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 ;
(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885 ;
(iv) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884 ; or
(v) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843 ; and
(B) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:
(i) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act;
(ii) another entity not authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that directly contracts for health care services on a risk-sharing basis, including a capitation basis; or
(iii) another analogous benefit arrangement; or
(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 670 (S.B. 53 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.