COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL LAW
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) To the extent required to comply with federal law applicable to a small employer health benefit plan described by this subchapter, the commissioner by rule may:
(1) modify the plan; or
(2) adopt a substitute for the plan.
(b) The commissioner shall use the Texas Health Benefits Purchasing Cooperative in implementing 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.