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Tex. Ins. Code § 1501.157

COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN

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 employer health benefit plan may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee.

(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless, not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the small employer health benefit plan issuer receives:

(1) notice of the birth; and

(2) any required additional premium.

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