Tex. Ins. Code § 1601.151 · Subchapter D. GROUP COVERAGES
AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE; EXEMPTION FROM OTHER INSURANCE LAWS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the governing board of a system may:
(1) self-insure a plan provided under this chapter; and
(2) hire a carrier to administer the system's uniform program.
(b) A plan for which a system provides coverage on a self-insured basis is exempt from any other insurance law of this state that does not expressly apply to that plan or this chapter.
(c) Expenses for the administration of a self-insured plan may come from the contributions of employees and the state after payments for any coverage provided under this chapter have been made.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1601.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 e2acacda8f316e6f8f54f3533b0f305a5404bb0d5529c455fcc1cc6d02cc6c60
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.