Tex. Ins. Code § 1501.203 · Subchapter E. UNDERWRITING AND RATING OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASSES OF BUSINESS ON CERTAIN BASES PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not establish a separate class of business based on:
(1) participation requirements; or
(2) whether the coverage provided to a small employer group is provided on a guaranteed issue basis or is subject to underwriting or proof of insurability.
(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not directly or indirectly use as a criterion for establishing a separate class of business:
(1) the number of employees and dependents of a small employer; or
(2) except as provided by Section 1501.202(b)(3), the trade or occupation of the employees of a small employer or the industry or type of business of the small employer.
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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