Tex. Ins. Code § 1201.104 · Subchapter C. GENERAL POLICY STANDARDS AND PROVISIONS
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BENEFITS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For individual accident and health insurance policies, the commissioner shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for benefits under each of the following categories of coverage:
(1) basic hospital expense;
(2) basic medical-surgical expense;
(3) hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity;
(4) major medical expense;
(5) disability income protection;
(6) accident only;
(7) specified disease;
(8) specified accident; and
(9) limited benefit.
(b) This section does not prohibit the issuance of an individual accident and health insurance policy that combines categories of coverage listed by this section.
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. 25 (S.B. 979), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2015.
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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