Tex. Education Code § 51.952
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.952, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.952. STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing board of a medical and dental unit may require a student enrolled at a medical and dental unit to have in effect during the calendar year of enrollment a health insurance policy for health care services received by the student.
(b) The governing board of a medical and dental unit shall determine the minimum coverage standards for health insurance required under this section.
(c) If the student agrees in writing, the medical and dental unit shall provide a reasonable estimate of the cost of the health insurance coverage within the student's cost of education for financial aid purposes.
(d) If a governing board of a medical and dental unit requires health insurance coverage for students under Subsection (a), a student may be provisionally enrolled at the medical and dental unit for one academic session without the coverage in order to allow the student time to obtain the coverage.
(e) The governing board of a medical and dental unit may adopt such other rules and regulations as it determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(f) In this section, "governing board" and "medical and dental unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) The governing board of a medical and dental unit shall determine the minimum coverage standards for health insurance required under this section.
(c) If the student agrees in writing, the medical and dental unit shall provide a reasonable estimate of the cost of the health insurance coverage within the student's cost of education for financial aid purposes.
(d) If a governing board of a medical and dental unit requires health insurance coverage for students under Subsection (a), a student may be provisionally enrolled at the medical and dental unit for one academic session without the coverage in order to allow the student time to obtain the coverage.
(e) The governing board of a medical and dental unit may adopt such other rules and regulations as it determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(f) In this section, "governing board" and "medical and dental unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
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