Tex. Insurance Code § 1213.001
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 1213.001, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 1213.001. DEFINITION OF HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.
Official statutory text
(a) In this chapter, "health benefit plan" means a plan that provides benefits for medical, surgical, or other treatment expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, a mental health condition, an accident, sickness, or substance abuse, 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 insurance company operating under Chapter 884;
(5) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;
(6) an exchange operating under Chapter 942;
(7) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
(8) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or
(9) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
(b) The term includes:
(1) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501; and
(2) a health benefit plan offered under Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601.
(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 insurance company operating under Chapter 884;
(5) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;
(6) an exchange operating under Chapter 942;
(7) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
(8) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or
(9) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
(b) The term includes:
(1) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501; and
(2) a health benefit plan offered under Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601.
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