Tex. Ins. Code § 1501.151 · Subchapter D. GUARANTEED ISSUE OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS; CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE
GUARANTEED ISSUE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall issue the small employer health benefit plan chosen by the small employer to each small employer that elects to be covered under the plan and agrees to satisfy the other requirements of the plan.
(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall provide small employer health benefit plans without regard to health status related factors.
(c) This chapter does not require a small employer to purchase health coverage for the employer's employees.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
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.1501.htm
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