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Tex. Ins. Code § 1425.001

EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF SUBTITLE

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (S.B. 1479), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Except as provided by Section 1425.002, a provision of this subtitle that becomes effective on or after January 2, 2010, does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage only:

(A) for a specified disease or diseases or under an individual limited benefit policy;

(B) for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; or

(D) for dental or vision care;

(2) disability income insurance coverage or a combination of accident-only and disability income insurance coverage;

(3) credit insurance coverage;

(4) a hospital confinement indemnity policy;

(5) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(6) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(7) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;

(8) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, except as provided by Subsection (b); or

(9) an occupational accident policy.

(b) A long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, is subject to this subtitle if the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefits so comprehensive that it is a health benefit plan and should not be subject to the exemption provided under this section.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.