Tex. Ins. Code § 1201.063 · Subchapter B. POLICY TERMS
PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CRITERIA RELATING TO CHILD'S COVERAGE IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP POLICY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Regarding a natural or adopted child of an insured or group member or a child for whom the insured or group member must provide medical support or dental support, if the policy provides dental coverage, under an order issued under Chapter 154, Family Code, or enforceable by a court in this state, an individual or group accident and health insurance policy that provides coverage for a child of an insured or group member may not set a different premium for the child, exclude the child from coverage, or discontinue coverage of the child because:
(1) the child does not reside with the insured or group member; or
(2) the insured or group member does not claim the child as an exemption for federal income tax purposes under Section 151(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
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. 58, eff. September 1, 2018.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1201.htm
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Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1367.053COVERAGE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 1201.061, 1201.062, 1201.063, or 1201.064
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1367.103COVERAGE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 1201.061, 1201.062, 1201.063, or 1201.064
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1367.205COVERAGE OF CERTAIN THERAPIES.Printed as Section 1201.061, 1201.062, 1201.063, or 1201.064
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