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Tex. Ins. Code § 1501.057

IMMUNITY

Known as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act

The act spans §§ 1501.001 to 1501.616 (129 sections).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff

(a) The Texas cooperative or a member of the board of trustees, the executive director, or an employee or agent of the Texas cooperative is not liable for:

(1) an act performed in good faith in the execution of duties in connection with the cooperative; or

(2) an independent action of a small employer health benefit plan issuer or a person who provides health care services under a health benefit plan.

(b) A private purchasing cooperative, a health group cooperative, or a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an employee or agent of the private purchasing or health group cooperative is not liable for:

(1) an act performed in good faith in the execution of duties in connection with the private purchasing or health group cooperative; or

(2) an independent action of a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer or a person who provides health care services under a health benefit plan.

(c) A health group cooperative or a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an employee or agent of the health group cooperative is not liable for failure to arrange for coverage of any particular illness, disease, or health condition.

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