Tex. Ins. Code § 1369.151 · Subchapter D. PHARMACY BENEFIT CARDS
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:
(1) an insurance company;
(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;
(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;
(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;
(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;
(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or
(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this subchapter applies to coverage under:
(1) the basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;
(2) the basic plan under Chapter 1575;
(3) the primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;
(4) the basic coverage plan under Chapter 1601;
(5) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code; and
(6) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 1138), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1369.htm
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Health and Safety Code
Human Resources Code
Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 842GROUP HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONSPrinted as Chapter 842
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 843HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONSPrinted as Chapter 843
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 846MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENTSPrinted as Chapter 846
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 884STIPULATED PREMIUM INSURANCE COMPANIESPrinted as Chapter 884
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 885FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIESPrinted as Chapter 885
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 942RECIPROCAL AND INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGESPrinted as Chapter 942
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1551TEXAS EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACTPrinted as Chapter 1551
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1575TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAMPrinted as Chapter 1575
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1579TEXAS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES UNIFORM GROUP HEALTH COVERAGEPrinted as Chapter 1579
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1601UNIFORM INSURANCE BENEFITS ACT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM AND THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMPrinted as Chapter 1601
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