Tex. Ins. Code § 1501.608 · Subchapter M. LARGE EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
COVERAGE FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies only if children are eligible for coverage under a large employer health benefit plan.
(b) A large employer health benefit plan may not limit or exclude initial coverage of an adopted child of an insured. A child is considered to be the adopted child of an insured if the insured is a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child.
(c) An adopted child of an insured may be enrolled, at the insured's option, not later than the 31st day after:
(1) the date the insured becomes a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child; or
(2) the date the adoption becomes final.
(d) Coverage of an adopted child of an insured under this section ends unless the large employer health benefit plan issuer receives notice of the adoption and any required additional premium not later than the 31st day after:
(1) the date the insured becomes a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child; or
(2) the date the adoption becomes final.
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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