Tex. Ins. Code Section 546.003
Exceptions


This chapter does not apply to:

(1)

a plan that provides coverage:

(A)

only for a specified disease;

(B)

only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C)

for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury; or

(D)

as a supplement to liability insurance;

(2)

a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(3)

workers’ compensation insurance coverage;

(4)

medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; or

(5)

a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 546.002 (Applicability of Chapter).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 670 (S.B. 53), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 546.003 — Exceptions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­546.­htm#546.­003 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 546.003’s source at texas​.gov