Tex. Insurance Code § 544.103
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 544.103, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 544.103. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN GUIDELINES.
Official statutory text
(a) A health benefit plan issuer may not use an underwriting guideline that is based on:
(1) the ability of an insured or enrollee or an applicant for insurance coverage or health care benefits to speak English fluently; or
(2) the literacy in English of the insured, enrollee, or applicant.
(b) An applicant has the burden of proof to establish a violation of this subchapter.
(1) the ability of an insured or enrollee or an applicant for insurance coverage or health care benefits to speak English fluently; or
(2) the literacy in English of the insured, enrollee, or applicant.
(b) An applicant has the burden of proof to establish a violation of this subchapter.
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