Tex. Ins. Code Section 1508.054
Employer Contribution Requirements

(a)

A small employer that purchases a qualifying health benefit plan must:

(1)

pay 50 percent or more of the premium for each employee covered under the qualifying health benefit plan;

(2)

offer coverage to all eligible employees receiving annual wages from the employer in an amount described by Section 1508.051 (Employer Eligibility to Participate)(a)(2) or 1508.052 (Commissioner Adjustments Authorized)(b), as applicable; and

(3)

contribute the same percentage of premium for each covered employee.

(b)

A small employer that purchases a qualifying health benefit plan under the program may elect to pay, but is not required to pay, all or any portion of the premium paid for dependent coverage under the qualifying health benefit plan.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (S.B. 78), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 1508.054 — Employer Contribution Requirements, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­1508.­htm#1508.­054 (accessed May 26, 2025).

1501
Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act 1502
Health Benefit Plans for Children 1503
Coverage of Certain Students 1504
Medical and Dental Child Support 1505
Group Health Insurance Plans for Persons 65 Years of Age or Older 1507
Consumer Choice of Benefits Plans 1508.001
Purpose 1508.002
Definitions 1508.003
Rules 1508.051
Employer Eligibility to Participate 1508.052
Commissioner Adjustments Authorized 1508.053
Minimum Employer Participation Requirements 1508.054
Employer Contribution Requirements 1508.101
Participating Plan Issuers 1508.102
Preexisting Condition Provision Required 1508.103
Exception from Mandated Benefit Requirements 1508.104
Certain Coverage Prohibited or Required 1508.151
Employer Certification 1508.152
Application Process 1508.153
Employee Enrollment 1508.154
Reports 1508.201
Rating 1508.202
Premium Rate Development and Calculation 1508.203
Filing 1508.251
Establishment of Fund 1508.252
Operation of Fund 1508.253
Reimbursement Request Submission 1508.254
Fund Availability 1508.255
Program Reporting 1508.256
Claims Experience Data 1508.257
Total Eligible Enrollment Determination 1508.258
Evaluation and Protection of Fund 1508.259
Employer Enrollment Reactivation 1508.260
Fund Administrator 1508.261
Stop-loss Insurance 1508.262
Public Education and Outreach 1509
Short-term Limited-duration Insurance 1510.001
Definition 1510.002
Establishment of Temporary Health Insurance Risk Pool 1510.003
Purpose of Pool 1510.004
Provision of Guaranteed Issue Health Coverage 1510.005
Contracts and Agreements 1510.006
Funding 1510.007
Public Education and Outreach 1510.008
Waiver 1510.009
Additional Authority 1510.010
Rules 1510.011
Exemption from State Taxes and Fees 1510.012
Annual Report of Pool Activities 1510.013
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Accessed:
May 26, 2025

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