Tex.
Ins. Code Section 846.259
Coverage for Adopted Children
(a)
This section applies only if children are eligible for coverage under the terms of a multiple employer welfare arrangement’s plan document.(b)
A multiple employer welfare arrangement plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of an adopted child of a participating employee. A child is considered to be the child of a participating employee if the participating employee is a party to a suit in which the employee seeks to adopt the child.(c)
An adopted child of a participating employee may be enrolled, at the employee’s option, not later than the 31st day after:(1)
the date the employee becomes a party to a suit in which the employee seeks to adopt the child; or(2)
the date the adoption becomes final.(d)
Coverage of an adopted child of a participating employee under this section ends unless the multiple employer welfare arrangement receives notice of the adoption and any required additional premiums not later than the 31st day after:(1)
the date the participating employee becomes a party to a suit in which the employee seeks to adopt the child; or(2)
the date the adoption becomes final.
Source:
Section 846.259 — Coverage for Adopted Children, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.846.htm#846.259 (accessed May 26, 2025).
