Tex. Ins. Code § 846.258 · Subchapter F. PARTICIPATION IN COVERAGE
COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee.
(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:
(1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and
(2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:
(A) notice of the birth; and
(B) any required additional premium.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.219(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 896), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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.846.htm
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