Tex. Ins. Code § 1376.001 · Chapter 1376. CERTAIN TESTS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:
(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:
(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:
(i) an insurance company;
(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;
(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;
(iv) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;
(v) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or
(vi) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
(B) a health benefit plan that is offered by a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;
(C) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501; or
(D) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss); or
(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation operating under Chapter 844.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to basic coverage under Chapter 1601.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 1290), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1376.htm
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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. 941LLOYD'S PLANPrinted as Chapter 941
- Tex. Ins. Code ch. 1501HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND AVAILABILITY ACTPrinted as Chapter 1501
- 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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