Insurance Code § 1369.102

Sec. 1369.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, this subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by: (1) an insurance company; (2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842; (3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885; (4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; (5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942; (6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; (7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or (8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (H.B. 916), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.