Tex. Health & Safety Code § 75.102 · Subchapter C. HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND BENEFITS
HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN COVERAGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A regional or local health care program may provide health care benefits to the employees of small employers by purchasing or facilitating the purchase of health benefit plan coverage for those employees from a health benefit plan issuer, including coverage under:
(1) a small employer health benefit plan offered under Chapter 1501, Insurance Code;
(2) a standard health benefit plan offered under Chapter 1507, Insurance Code; or
(3) any other health benefit plan available in this state.
(b) The governing body may form one or more cooperatives under Subchapter B, Chapter 1501, Insurance Code.
(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 1251, Insurance Code, an insurer may issue a group accident and health insurance policy, including a group contract issued by a group hospital service corporation, to cover the employees of small employers participating in a regional or local health care program. The group policyholder of a policy issued in accordance with this subsection is the governing body or the designee of the governing body.
(d) A health maintenance organization may issue a health care plan to cover the employees of small employers participating in a regional or local health care program. The group contract holder of a contract issued in accordance with this subsection is the governing body or the designee of the governing body.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 13(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.75.htm
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Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1251GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCEPrinted as Chapter 1251, Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1501HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND AVAILABILITY ACTPrinted as Chapter 1501, Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1501, subch. BCOALITIONS AND COOPERATIVESPrinted as Subchapter B, Chapter 1501, Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1507CONSUMER CHOICE OF BENEFITS PLANSPrinted as Chapter 1507, Insurance Code
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