Tex. Insurance Code § 846.258
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 846.258, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 846.258. COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN.
Official statutory text
(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee.
(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:
(1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and
(2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:
(A) notice of the birth; and
(B) any required additional premium.
(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:
(1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and
(2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:
(A) notice of the birth; and
(B) any required additional premium.
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