CERTAIN ACTIONS BASED ON RISK CHARACTERISTICS OR HEALTH STATUS PROHIBITED
Known as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act
The act spans §§ 1501.001 to 1501.616 (129 sections).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.053(c), eff
A cooperative may not limit, restrict, or condition an employer's or employee's membership in a cooperative or an employee's choice among benefit plans based on:
(1) risk characteristics of a group or of any member of a group; or
(2) health status related factors, duration of coverage, or any similar characteristic related to the health status or experience of a group or of any member of a group.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.