Tex. Ins. Code § 1204.252 · Subchapter F. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO CONSERVATOR OF MINOR
PRECONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT; EXCEPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In accordance with the terms of the policy and this subchapter, an insurer or group hospital service corporation may be required to pay benefits under a group accident and health insurance policy to a person who is not a group member and who complies with:
(1) Section 1204.251;
(2) the insurer's or group hospital service corporation's claim application procedures; and
(3) department rules.
(b) Any requirement imposed on a possessory or managing conservator of a child under this subchapter does not apply with regard to:
(1) an unpaid medical bill for which an assignment of benefits has been exercised, whether in accordance with policy provisions or otherwise; or
(2) a claim presented by a group member for which the group member paid any portion of a medical bill that is covered under the policy's terms.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1204.htm
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