Tex. Ins. Code § 1380.002 · Chapter 1380. HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This chapter 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 health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
(4) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844;
(5) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;
(6) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;
(7) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;
(8) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941; or
(9) an exchange operating under Chapter 942.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter applies to:
(1) a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501, including coverage provided through a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter;
(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;
(3) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;
(4) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;
(5) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;
(6) a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter 1601;
(7) health benefits provided by or through a church benefits board under Subchapter I, Chapter 22, Business Organizations Code;
(8) the state Medicaid program, including the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapters 540 and 540A, Government Code;
(9) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code;
(10) a regional or local health care program operated under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code;
(11) a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer organization under Chapter 91, Labor Code;
(12) county employee group health benefits provided under Chapter 157, Local Government Code; and
(13) health and accident coverage provided by a risk pool created under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 1040), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 11.009, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1380.htm
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Business Organizations Code
Health and Safety 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. 844CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT HEALTH CORPORATIONSPrinted as Chapter 844
- 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. 1507CONSUMER CHOICE OF BENEFITS PLANSPrinted as Chapter 1507
- 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
Local Government Code
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