CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF COVERAGE PROHIBITED
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) A small or large employer health benefit plan may not limit or exclude, by use of a rider or amendment applicable to a specific individual, coverage by type of illness, treatment, medical condition, or accident.
(b) This section does not preclude a small or large employer health benefit plan from limiting or excluding coverage for a preexisting condition in accordance with Section 1501.102.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.