§ 562.051 — MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.

Texas § 562.051

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code IN: Insurance Code

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Sec. 562.051. MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of discount health care programs to:
(1) misrepresent the price range of discounts offered by the discount health care program;
(2) misrepresent the size or location of the program's network of providers;
(3) misrepresent the participation of a provider in the program's network;
(4) suggest that a discount card offered through the program is a federally approved Medicare prescription discount card;
(5) use the term "insurance," except as:
(A) a disclaimer of any relationship between the discount health care program and insurance; or
(B) a description of an insurance product connected with a discount health care program; or
(6) use the term "health plan," "coverage," "copay," "copayments," "deductible," "preexisting conditions," "guaranteed issue," "premium," "PPO," or "preferred provider organization," or another similar term, in a manner that could reasonably mislead an individual into believing that the discount health care program is health insurance or provides coverage similar to health insurance.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.