Tex. Ins. Code § 846.007 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PREMIUM RATES; ADJUSTMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may charge premiums in accordance with this section to the group of employees or dependents who meet the participation criteria and who do not decline coverage.
(b) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may not charge an adjustment to premium rates for individual employees or dependents for health status related factors or duration of coverage. Any adjustment must be applied uniformly to the rates charged for all participating employees and dependents of participating employees of the employer.
(c) Subsection (b) does not restrict the amount that an employer may be charged for coverage.
(d) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may establish premium discounts, rebates, or a reduction in otherwise applicable copayments or deductibles in return for adherence to programs of health promotion and disease prevention. A discount, rebate, or reduction established under this subsection does not violate Section 1702.152.
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History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.057, eff. April 1, 2009.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.
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